Seeing ourselves and circumstances with an eternal view is important. More than that, necessary and very biblical. If I take my eyes off of God’s great plan to bring me home to heaven, I can falter and lose heart in these days. And I need to be reminded of God’s presence and view of my life every day. At times, my vision with contact lenses in is just not clear enough. Though I’m not used to saying this out loud yet, I need my reading glasses to be sure I’ve read small print correctly. There could be consequences if I don’t see things clearly. If I am driving into the sunshine and do not have my sunglasses on, my view of what’s happening around me could have dire consequences. In 2 Corinthians chapter 4, Paul the apostle writes to us about having the right view of our circumstance, so we do not lose heart. He says in verses 17-18:

In our Monday devotional, Pastor Jeff reminds us of the importance of perspective. He challenges us to look at circumstances from God's eternal perspective rather than a temporal perspective.ccfw.org/theloop