20/20 Vision

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 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.”

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Yesterday I made my annual trip to the eye doctor... and it finally happened. Ever so gently, the doctor informed me that now is the time for bifocals. Bifocals? But I am only 44 years old! I am not old. I am not old. I am not old.

Okay, temper tantrum done.

Later in the day, I read this verse. I wasn't looking for comfort as I age, but you know how God is. He always has something important to say. Right there in the middle of some "ministry work," God reminded me that my body is just a temporary home.

I can't stop aging any more than I can stop the world from spinning on its axis. And that's okay. God didn't design us to live forever. No matter what we try to stop the aging process, it's going to happen. We will "waste away."


(If I stop here, this would be the most depressing blog post ever!)


Here's the cool part -- from God! He renews our heart day by day. His life plan is for us to look at each new morning as a fresh start. He wants to fill us with hope, energy, and promise. Every single day is a new and precious gift.

So, bring on the bifocals. The depends (really -- I hope not!). Whatever. I don't live for this body. I live for the kingdom of God.


Each day -- brand new and fresh!