Paul David Tripp and “New Morn Mercies” do it again!
“When you forget eternity, you tend to lose sight of what’s important. When you lose sight of what’s truly important, you live for what is temporary, and your heart seeks for satisfaction where it cannot be found. Looking for satisfaction where it cannot be found leaves you spiritually empty and potentially hopeless. Meanwhile, you are dealing with all the difficulties of this fallen world with little hope that things will ever be different. Living as an eternity amnesiac just doesn’t work. It leaves you either hoping that now will be the paradise it will never be or hopeless that what is broken will ever be fixed. So it’s important to fix your eyes on what God has promised will surely come. Let the values of eternity be the values that shape your living today, and keep telling yourself that the difficulties of today will someday completely pass away. Belief in eternity can clarify your values and renew your hope. Pray that God, by his grace, will help you remember forever right here, right now.”
••from Feb 11th••
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how easy it is to get caught up in the temporary—running from one task to the next, feeling the pressure to accomplish…to do.It’s like I’m constantly chasing something, but no matter how much I check off my list, it never feels like enough. And if I’m honest, that feeling has been exhausting.
I came across this passage today, and it hit me hard. This part…
“When you forget eternity, you tend to lose sight of what’s important. When you lose sight of what’s truly important, you live for what is temporary, and your heart seeks satisfaction where it cannot be found.”
Oohhh. I feel that.
Because isn’t that exactly what happens? When I’m not anchored in something bigger than today—bigger than my to-do list and my worries, I start living like this moment is all that matters. And when today doesn’t go as planned (which, let’s be honest, is often), I can get discouraged. I start believing that what’s broken will always be broken.
But the truth is, this isn’t it. This life, this day, this moment—it’s just a tiny glimpse of what’s to come. Eternity changes everything. It shifts my perspective from “How can I make this life feel as perfect and comfortable as possible?” to “How can I live today in light of what actually lasts?”
And that shift? It frees me.
It reminds me that I don’t have to hold onto control so tightly. That I don’t have to find my worth in my productivity. That the hard things I’m facing right now won’t last forever. That no matter how messy today feels, God’s promises will surely come.
“Let the values of eternity be the values that shape your living today.”
I want that. I want to live in a way that reflects what really matters—not just in the quiet moments when I’m feeling all reflective, but in the chaos, the exhaustion, the mundane, and the unexpected.
So today, I’m choosing to fix my eyes on what lasts. To loosen my grip on the temporary. To trust that even when I can’t see it, eternity is shaping everything.
And maybe, just maybe, that will help me breathe a little easier today.
What about you? How do you remind yourself to live with eternity in mind?
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