“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).
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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Us Christians do need to open our eyes and discern what’s in front of us that’s for sure. Love the Corinthians scripture that you have used – inwardly we are being renewed day by day!! That is awesome.
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It has been an uneasy evolution, but God is good and patient. That scripture from Corinthians is fast becoming another favorite. Thank you, and God bless you!
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This culture is strong, isn’t it? The words of the old song, This World Is Not My Home” come to mind. With you, I seek a better country, a city made without hands, eternal in the heavens.
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Amen!
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What a blessing. I see Jesus with tears of joy in His eyes for Amazingtangledgrace. He is saying “oh my son, I dreamed of you before I formed the earth. I dreamed of the way you would touch hearts for My kingdom. Son you are doing that right now. You are living the dream I dreamed for you. Shining My Light before a dark world. I am so proud of you son, for understanding that dreams in My upside down world look so very different than what the world portrays.” God bless you brother
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God bless you as well, and thank you for your encouragement in the Lord.
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St. Paul like you expressed the desire to leave his earthly tent and to be in the heavenly realm. But realizing that he needed to do God’s will on this earth where he faced millions of hardship he carried on in spite of persecution, imprisonment, sickness and abandonment. This is a very important message for us all. I also liked your quote from Corinthians. May God bless you!
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Im been feeling that Corinthians scripture lately in particular. I’m grateful that God’s power is perfected in weakness, because I have plenty of weakness. God bless you Peter!
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We all have plenty of weaknesses. A good first step towards the love of Christ is to admit that we have them. Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas to you as well my friend.
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Great post.
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Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. I think you fit scripture quite well 🙂
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Thankful that God qualifies us and that he doesn’t leave it up to us. Thankful that this world isn’t the “happy ending”. God is good, indeed!
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Yes!
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Thank you so much for writing your blog. I enjoy reading it so much. You write so well.
Also, I have nominated you for the Liebster Award. Here is the link to the award: https://wordpress.com/post/lifewithjesus.blog/401
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Wow! Thank you very much! 🙂
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Hello Friend! First of all I want to say that I love your style of writing. You have a very interesting way of engaging and provoking the mind. I also was to say that God has plainly laid out a chapter that teachings us the difference between being blessed and being cursed. Deut. 28 is designed to help us to know the difference, however obedience is key. Thank you for sharing a part of your heart with us. God bless you now and in the coming New Year.
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Thank you minister. May God bless and keep you as well!
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You’re welcome. Thank you.
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“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”
Yes. It is such amazing tangled grace!
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That it is! 🙂
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Too true–we are “living behind enemy lines.” Your words reminded me of a book I hope to write someday. The idea has been rattling around in the back of my brain for a few years now.
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I look forward to reading it!
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