ever feel like your life is way too in the temporal realm rather than making an eternal impact? i have. actually, that's my current feeling, and it's not fun. daily life has a way of taking over if i'm not careful. this verse has been ringing in my head lately:
1 corinthians 3:11-14 "for no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is jesus christ. if any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the day will bring it to light. it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. if what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. if it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames."
so...pretty intense, huh? what am i building with? am i building my own kingdom or the lord's? am i doing things that matter eternally or i am stuck in the temporal? how can i be certain that i'm doing the lord's thing and not my own? definitely questions worth consideration.
here are my current thoughts: daily getting in the word, consistently fixing my eyes on him, and being disciplined in how i live my life are practical things i can do to purposefully put jesus first.
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