An Eternal Perspective

In my search for a video this morning, Easter lead to resurrection, resurrection lead to eternity, and eternity lead me here.

It's a 5-minute video of a young man sharing his thoughts on eternal families and an eternal perspective. I'd like to quote the young man's message at the end of the video.

The key to anything is to keep an Eternal Perspective. That's how I'm getting through life now, and how I'll get through it in the future. What does it mean to have Eternal Perspective? It means to remember there are more important things than just the here and now. It means to remember that life continues after death, that the way you act and respond to things in your everyday life have eternal consequences. It also means to have your eye single to the glory of God, so you can see the big picture, to see why you had to experience that certain trial, to see that all things will always be for your good, something you can learn from and be strengthened by.

It's amazing how much faith this young man has. When trials come into our lives, we often think "why me?" or "when will it end?" But he encourages us to remember that our trials, even "all things will always be for your good, something you can learn from and be strengthened by." Even our most miserable trials can ultimately become blessings in God's Great Eternal Plan.

And often, in our busy lives, we get caught up in all the day-to-day things, but he advises us to "remember there are more important things than just the here and now," and that "the way you act and respond to things in your everyday life have eternal consequences." That eternal perspective should help us to react more appropriately to various problems, to put less focus on temporal problems and more focus on resolving whatever spiritual problems we may have.

Between the veil of forgetfulness and the distractions of life, it's sometimes hard to remember that there's more to life than what's going on right now. Keeping and eternal perspective, as this young man suggests, is a good way to get through life and prepare for eternity. It's hard to do sometimes, but if it can bring feelings of joy and peace in a world that so often is filled with misery and sorrow, an eternal perspective is a thing worth having.