Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Purpose Driven Life chapter 4

Chapter 4: Made to Last Forever

Something to remember:
This life is preperation for the next.

Verse to remember: "When this tent we live in - our body here on earth- is torn down, God will have a house in heaevn for us to live in, a home he himself has made, which will last forever." 2 Corinthians 5:1

"[God's] plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally." Psalm 33:11

The statement(s) that was the most impactful: When you can fully comprehend that there is more to life than just the present, and you realize that life is just preperation for eternity, you will begin to live differently.

The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.

Other thoughts: We will not lie on clouds with halos and play the harps all day long. We will enjoy limitless fellowship with God, and he will enjoy us forever.

If we have a relationship with God through Jesus, we dont need to fear death. It is the door to eternity. Yes, it will be the last of us on earth, but not in eternity. Dying won't be the end of our lives, it will be our "birthday into eternity"

"Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever." I like that, it reminds me of the song by MercyMe which says "In the blink of an eye, that is where I'll be closer to you than I'll ever be, time will fly and until then, I'll embrace every moment im given. The reason I'm alive, for the blink of an eye"

We are alive today, because we have a purpose. We are living for that blink of the eye.

Our life may seem long but in the eyes of eternity it is only a blink.

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