Temporary Troubles??

For the past week or so, I have been mulling over a few verses for 2 Corinthians 4. The last three verses: 16-18. God has simply not allowed me to put these verses behind me so there must be a reason I keep being reminded of them.

"Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed every day. " (lets stop here a moment... outwardly, the part the the worlds sees, we are wasting away; yet, inwardly, the part that only God sees, we are being renewed EVERY DAY, even on those days that we may not feel it on the outside or maybe even on the inside. God has promised that he is indeed renewing us.)

OK, lets go on..."For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all." (just a minute I am thinking: Who says that my troubles are light?? Who says that they are momentary?? They have been going on for weeks or even years...BUT here is the good news. These temporary troubles that are weighing us down are getting us ready for the Eternal Glory. This is a promise with hope. The Eternal Glory will FAR outweigh any of these temporary troubles...and this is what makes them light. The will not last forever, they are temporary, they are light when compared with the Light of Eternal Glory.)

So how do we get our focus off our temporary troubles? "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." (We just need to change the location of our focus. We need to fix our eyes on the eternal, the big picture, on Jesus the light of Eternal Glory. Get you eyes off of your temporary troubles, and focus on Jesus, he can handle all your troubles.)