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Day 5: An Eternal Perspective

My Life Is Falling Apart, What Do I Do? · With One Another · May 30, 2026

Scripture
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. — 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV)
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Paul calls our troubles 'light and momentary.' That does not mean they feel light in the moment. Grief is not light. Loss is not momentary. But from the perspective of eternity, what you are going through right now is producing something that will last forever. The pain will not last. But what God is forming in you through the pain will last for eternity. Do not lose heart. You are being renewed.

Prayer

Lord, when my troubles feel heavy, help me see them from Your perspective. Renew me inwardly today, even as I struggle outwardly.

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