NaBloPoMo - Blog Post #5

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

I don't think 2 Corinthians gets as much "play" as it's counterpart 1 Corinthians, but if you dig in, 2 Cor. is packed full of great stuff! This passage is definitely one of my favorites. It helps to keep me focused on eternity, rather than on the present life. It helps me remember that whatever I am going through - whether good or bad - it is only temporary. Whatever we are going through in our lives, it will all be worth it when we finally get to see God face to face in all His glory in heaven.

What a promise that inwardly we are being renewed every day! Every day we wake up, we are a new creation inside. I know that probably most of us do not like the way our bodies look on the outside, but this passage encourages the fact that it is only temporary. We are wasting away outside, but inside, we will live for eternity with God!