need a reminder? i did. while reading my devotional tonight, i came across a verse from 2 Corinthians that says "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." - 2nd Corinthians 4:18. so often we focus on what we hold onto, sometimes with everything we have. our relationships with Jesus and others slip because we're so focused on trying to reach our goal. to do better. to reach the next milestone. to get one step higher. but if we're really trying to hold fast to the words we were given, none of that matters. none. not the grades you get, whether or not you get accepted into your dream college, whether or not you actually marry your prince charming and live happily ever after.
the truth is, Jesus doesn't care about that. when you get to heaven, he won't be standing there with a clipboard, marking off all of your accomplishments. why? because that's not the god he is. he cares more about whether or not you lived your life as a christian, showing his light to the people that you meet. he cares more about what you said to your friends and family than what grade you got in sophomore year geometry. your social life and accomplishments don't matter in the end. how you shed your light as a christian? that's all it adds up to.
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