Focusing on the Eternal...

So this morning church was one of those kind of messages that I felt were just for me!  It started out and I was like ugh a guest speaker and the first half of the message didn’t seem to be of any interest then it started to sink in!  Luckily the hubs and I decided to go ahead and check Cloee into the nursery for the first time this morning.  With Benjamin we waited till he was almost 4 months old but he always slept like a rock throughout the entire service.  Cloee on the other hand wakes up and wants to fuss throughout service and I have spent the last several services out in the lobby with her.  I absolutely love the childrens ministry at our church and I feel very good and safe leaving both our kids in their care! Anyways!...

For the past several weeks I have been trying to figure out how to approach this next year with a one year old, a new born and a hubs soon to be on his way to war.  Todays message seemed to apply to where I am and give me a glimmer of hope!  The title was Never Loose Heart!  He was talking about how even though Paul had all this bad crap happening to him on the outside he never lost heart because his eternal focus outweighed the negative surrounding him!    

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal

Love that verse!  I have been wondering how I am going to make it through the next year with the hubs gone and this message really shed a lot of light on just how to approach it! 

1^st Prayer! Gonna have to seriously up the prayer life! 

2^nd Serving!  Gonna have to get involved and serve at church!

3^rd Giving!  I will be looking for ways to be generous to others this year!

4^th Sharing Jesus! Looking for other ways to share Jesus with those around me.

Really simple little things (easier said that done) but these 4 simple sounding things breathed a bit of life into my picture of this next year.  There are days that are going to just out right suck but I have to focus on the eternal and what is to come and not the moment at hand. Really you have to listen to the message to get the full impact and its simple to do! I have attached the link below. 

 So, yes I know this upcoming year is going to be the hardest i have ever had to face so far but I have a new outlook on it. But I will look at it knowing its temporary and better things are to come.  Focusing on Praying, Giving, Serving and Sharing are great ways to get through!  I thank God for my church and for messages that speak right to my heart!

http://www.lifechurch.tv/

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal