How to find joy, part 2 (April 5, 2008)
Think TEMPORARINESS. That is, this life is very temporary, even fleeting, a drop in the bucket of eternity.
I’ve mentioned elsewhere in this blog that one way to follow Jesus and to find happiness is to view everything in terms of eternity, but I haven’t discussed exactly how to do that. But it’s as simple as remembering that everything on earth is temporary. So we can’t expect wonderful moments to last, but on the other hand, pain & suffering don’t last either, and if we’ve felt the kingdom of heaven (and I think we all have, even if only momentarily at special times), then we know it’s all a prelude to eternal joy.
Indeed, it makes no sense whatsoever that we humans are capable of feeling that ineffable joy if we’re not going to experience it in a more lasting form in the future. It also makes no sense whatsoever that our brains are many times more powerful than we ever use in this brief life, if there’s not a whole lot more to come in the next life!
Blessings on all of you!
