Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
PHILIPPIANS 3:14 KJV
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of
God in Christ Jesus.
What will really matter at the end of your life on earth?
Will what you are giving attention to now still be important
then?
then?
Or, will you be filled with regret for what you did -- or
didn't do?
didn't do?
Distractions abound. TV, phone calls, web sites, books, movies.
It might be a good idea to stop and evaluate how you are
investing your time.
investing your time.
1 CORINTHIANS 9:24 NIV
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only
one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only
one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Run to win. Win what?
The true prize is to know God intimately and be His friend.
2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 NIV
18 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.
18 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.
One day, possibly soon, you will stand before God. Why not
order your life now based on that "final reckoning?"
order your life now based on that "final reckoning?"
A wise person would not invest everything in something
temporary. A wise person invests in something that will last.
temporary. A wise person invests in something that will last.
Invest your life wisely!
SAY THIS: Lord, help me to keep my eyes on what is important
and lasting.
and lasting.
Priesthood, Agency, and Black Powder LDS
David E. Sorensen
At the press conference when she received the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa was reportedly asked, “So, how do you feel now that you have been working to feed the poor and ease their misery for decades, and things are still just as bad—or worse—in Calcutta as when you started? If I were to attempt that the Lord would remove me out of my place, and so he will any other man who attempts to lead the children of men astray from the oracles of God and from their duty.” 1 Keep your eyes on the prophet!
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