Philippians 1:27
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27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
You are a citizen of Heaven! This place, with all of it's hardships and sorrows isn't your home. Here in Washington State we've pioneered a method of camping that's rare elsewhere. You may not know this, but usually when it rains, normal people don't go camping. I know it's weird, but only here in the Pacific Northwest do you see people putting tarps up, most people just stay home. Have you been on a trip like that? Remember how wet and miserable you were? Remember how you tried to convince your parents to end the trip early? You wanted to get home because it was comfortable there. Well guess what!?! This isn't your home!
When you think about it that way, what does it make you want to do? How do you respond knowing that you won't have to stay here forever? For me it means that the hard times don't affect me as much. I don't sweat small things, because my perspective has changed. I can deal with the mud and yuck for a time, because I'm headed for streets of gold and a crystal sea!
How has this changed your perspective?
-Jeff-
