Maybe life would look totally different if we see it from eternal perspective other than just focusing on this life. Maybe we can never get all the answers from God right now but as long as we have fixed our gaze in eternal life and have faith on Him, we will surely know that He is in full control of His redemption plan.
when Hagai fled from Sarai bearing Ishmael, God still blessed her even knowing that Ishmael will be the ancestor of Muslim, whose hand against his own brother. i have been thinking why God allow this to happen even knowing Ishmael's descendants will worship false gods. why did Gd allow his disciples to be executed and put into death for his name sake? maybe we are meant to rationalize the reasons as we can never see things through from His perspective. but if we can switch our perspective and see things from eternal life perspective, maybe we will realize it is not so important what happen to this life but what we are doing in this life is the preparation for our eternality. Maybe like what Catrina has said in old testament class that sometimes it is better and show humility to say * I don’t know* as we are not meant to know everything anyway.
Fire of suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, character hope, hope will never disappoint us. when we are complaining about why God bless wicked people and allow righteous people to suffer, we might be able to understand it better if we see it from eternal life. Wicked people might look prosperous this life but in next life they would end up in eternal fire. Righteous people may suffer in this life but in next life they will be rewarded with eternal glory. We are not home yet !!!
Why would I ever need to worry about what to eat, what to dress, where to live tomorrow? While comparing to eternal life, this passing life is rather short. Maybe the whole purpose of life is to glorify His name, prepare myself for the coming eternal life. I am prosperous and my cup is overflowing His blessing as He has given me the glimpse of eternality.
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