Within each person is
the hope of eternity. We can't understand this wonderful world; it is really
too big for us, yet its satisfactions are often too small.
Life changes and we have
little control over it. We work hard and try to be successful, but even when we
get what we think we want, we feel like there's something missing. With
eternity in our hearts, the things of Earth cannot fully or permanently bring
us satisfaction. Therefore, we live in the hope of God's sovereign plan. When
we turn to Him, we discover that life has meaning, and we find genuine pleasure
only in Him. Without Him in our lives, there is hopelessness and
dissatisfaction. Frustration plagues us when our attitude and sense of purpose
are not rooted in faith in God. But with Him, everything is different. Our
goals and priorities change. The gift of eternity in our hearts gives us a
spiritual thirst. We long to know more about
His eternal values and
we rejoice in the understanding that we are citizens of His kingdom.
The perfect world can only be realized in
eternity with Him. For now, we trust Him to do His work on Earth and allow us
to be part of it.
