He Has Put Eternity in Our Hearts...

Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.—Ecclesiastes 3:10:b

This is such a good reminder for me...Truly anything done in this world is vanity and grasping for the wind UNLESS it is done in the Lord for His eternal purposes and His glory.  This IS truth and yet as a believer I still hold onto the lie because I want the glory.  I strive and revel in those fleeting moments of triumph gained from “my toil under the sun”.   I look to man for approval instead of God.  My focus is on what can be seen.  I walk by sight...not faith.  Vanity of Vanities!  Hoping in this world THANKFULLY leaves me feeling empty and discontented...even and especially after I have had some “success” in that arena.

My discontent is based on my own sinful desire to be singled out and deemed “important” by the world’s standards.  Hoping in God and trusting Him with “my life” puts and end to striving and brings His peace to my heart.  I want what He has for me because I want His will to prosper NOT MINE.

So grateful this morning for the conviction His word brings.

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.—Hebrews 4:12.

God has put eternity in my heart.  He has made me accepted in the Beloved.  What I do in Him for His glory is where my heart finds its rest. The only lasting efforts in this world are those designed to accomplish His purposes for eternity.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,—2 Corinthians 10:3-5

As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.—Psalm 17:15