Life Now versus Eternal Life

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"What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?" Mark 8:36

Most people seldomly sit with themselves and ask serious questions, probably, because they do not want to think of death and judgment or they are denying the coming judgement altogether.

So, they focus on material things, things that they can see and touch and or things that they are proud to have and accomplish.

Many people, generation after generation refuse to learn from history or the wisdom and experiences of their own seniors or others. And therefore, a lot of those who opt to ignore others' wisdom and past experiences and choose to start their own experience from scratch, end up lacking, hurting, and disappointed.

In every generation we see the same questions repeated over and over again. As if no one had answered these questions before. A great deal of books have been written on many topics and subjects, but unfortunately very few people read and learn. And consequently, people end up with the same questions and the same need for answers.

In our modern age of advanced technology, many people especially young children are getting their information strictly from the media and they don't understand that they are being given some dishonest information satisfying the agenda of the given media. Because many opinions in the media are paid for by people who want to introduce certain narrative and try to influence the audience to make them believe that what they are presenting and saying are the truth.

"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." Ephesians 6:11-13

Being passive and close minded about eternity will not help people to improve their lives or future, on the contrary, it will lead to loss of one's eternity because of ignorance and or because of the short-lived moments of pride, pleasure, or self- indulgence.

Therefore, be courageous and step out of the sinful desires, laziness, and comfort zone. Free yourself from whatever is holding you back and make an intelligent decision to seek and learn the truth about the Lord, for eternity is much more valuable than the few years we are going to live on earth.

"For God Has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7

Try to find balance and structure in your life and learn to rely on the hand of God in all aspects of life. This will be a blessing to you and all who are around you. God wants us to live on earth with joy, love, and peace. He wants us to depend on Him and share our entire life with Him both here on earth and in heaven.

God wants to guide us and lead us to live in peace and harmony with ourself and others in this life and to reach eternity at the end of it.

Start by spending some quiet moments by yourself and invite the Holy Spirit to guide you to what you need to do to get to know your creator and to have a personal relationship with Him.

Give yourself the chance to change to experience God and to learn how is it like to be His child, how is it like to serve and care about others.

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26

I pray that our Lord and Savior opens your heart and invites you to His flock for the glory of His name and for your benefit of heavenly eternal life with Him.

O Lord

The way of thinking of the world has become very strange

And many have associated themselves with Satanic behavior, have weak will-power, and lack of knowledge of many things

The current is too strong, and it engulfed them

Good morals and healthy family environment are no longer the norm

Many new ideas, much loneliness, and excessive foolishness

Lord please help us because we live in an undisciplined world that chose to be far away from You

And the devil is boasting about the state of foolishness of the minds of many

Help us Lord and hurry in rescuing Your children before it is too late

You are the only one who can restore safety and hope to our hearts

Nagwa Abdou