By Haddon Robinson, Our Daily Bread Author
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
A college student wrote a startling letter to her parents:
Dear Mom and Dad:
I have so much to tell you. Because of the fire in my room set by rioting students, I suffered lung damage and had to go to the hospital. While there, I fell in love with an orderly. Then I got arrested for my part in the riots. Anyway, I'm dropping out of school, getting married, and moving to Alaska.
Your loving daughter
PS: None of this really happened, but I did flunk a chemistry class, and I wanted you to keep it in perspective.
We might question this student's method of breaking bad news to her parents, but her approach highlights a truth: proper perspective is essential.
When Paul encouraged the church in Corinth, he wrote a litany of his own very trial and tribulations. To gain perspective, he shifted his focus to eternal. "Our light and momentary troubles," he said, "are achieving for us and eternal glory that far outweighs the all" (2 Corinthians 4:17).
In some ways, our perspective is more important than our experiences. Paul continued: "So we fix our eyes bot on what is seen, but on what is unseen" (2 Corinthians 4:18). Our sufferings will diminish in importance when compared to the glory that awaits us.
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Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. - 2 Corinthians 4:17
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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A college student wrote a startling letter to her parents:
Dear Mom and Dad:
I have so much to tell you. Because of the fire in my room set by rioting students, I suffered lung damage and had to go to the hospital. While there, I fell in love with an orderly. Then I got arrested for my part in the riots. Anyway, I'm dropping out of school, getting married, and moving to Alaska.
Your loving daughter
PS: None of this really happened, but I did flunk a chemistry class, and I wanted you to keep it in perspective.
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We might question this student's method of breaking bad news to her parents, but her approach highlights a truth: proper perspective is essential.
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When Paul encouraged the church in Corinth, he wrote a litany of his own very trial and tribulations. To gain perspective, he shifted his focus to eternal. "Our light and momentary troubles," he said, "are achieving for us and eternal glory that far outweighs the all" (2 Corinthians 4:17).
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In some ways, our perspective is more important than our experiences. Paul continued: "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen" (2 Corinthians 4:18). Our sufferings will diminish in importance when compared to the glory that awaits us.
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He promised no immunity from "chance";
Instead, a cross with adverse circumstance;
Yet we may toil with joy in all we do,
For life is brief - eternity's in view. - Gustafson
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Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 62, "A Little Perspective", Page 71.
By Haddon Robinson, Our Daily Bread Author
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html
"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html
"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html
"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html
"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
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Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 41 - 64 (Links), posted on Wednesday, 16 March 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/03/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-41.html
Reflection - He Walks with Me (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/08/reflection-he-walks-with-me-links.html
"Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries
Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 1 - 45 (Links), posted on 03 April 2023
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