“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).

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I am trying more of a free writing approach this evening, so I hope what I am sharing at least makes a little sense. I’ve tried to catch any spelling errors, and at least the major grammatical mistakes. Thank you for entertaining some random thoughts of a man sharing his journey in the Lord; a man who grows weary sometimes, often in silence; life can take a toll. 

I no longer have dreams for this life; I haven’t for some time. All of my dreams are vested in the life to come; my dreams are much too precious to be wasted on this side of heaven. See, whereas I view life as fleeting, I view my dreams as lasting; a turn around from how the two are generally perceived. My dreams are where my hope resides; my dreams are the manifestation of my hope, and rest assured, my hope is not of this world. I’m learning to relinquish any hope that I have in this world, which may still be lingering within my mind, piece by piece, bit by bit, every day, and along with it, so goes my will; that I surrender more and more to God. But I’m far from living my dream; I still have a long way to go. I have a life to lead, work to complete, a purpose to fulfill, and training yet to undergo. From a worldly perspective, I may sound, at best, depressed and, at worst, defeated, but I am neither. I am simply one man working out his salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). I realized long ago that I am living behind enemy lines.

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:16-18). We want so terribly to believe that if God closes one door to a brand new, shiny BMW that he will always open another leading to a Mercedes; what a terrible lie the enemy has sown into our greedy, worldly hearts. Sometimes I wonder how many blessings are really curses, and how many curses are really blessings; we’re just too deceived to recognize the difference.

Hopefully this entry has made sense to someone out there, maybe even been a little helpful in some way.

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