ElevatedSampl

A big part of being human is recognizing that, while there are good and wonderful things in this world, eventually all of it will come to an end. The perfect day that you had with your family can’t last forever; the flowers we plant will only be in full bloom for a short time; and the song that you love to listen to will only play for so long. Of course, it’s the good things we experience that we want to last forever. We don’t want to think about the pain we feel, the depression that we struggle to lift, or the overwhelming feeling of loneliness we try to chase away. It’s the good things we want to hold on to.

And when we place our hope in Jesus Christ, when we daily choose to trust His plan for our lives, we receive a gift that truly lasts forever. The gift of joy doesn’t come and go with the ebbs and flows of life but instead is a constant in our lives—a joy that can’t be stolen by the things of this world, because it’s owned and held by the one who is above all things.

How does it feel to know that there is nothing on this earth that can steal the joy you can find in a life spent with Jesus Christ? How does knowing this change the way you see the time that you have here on Earth?