"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."
1 Corinthians 15:19
Paul is speaking here of the importance of the resurrection, and his point is well taken. God's plan isn't just for this life. This is just a tiny sliver of who we are. A huge, important sliver where we learn who we are and who we want and choose to be, and which will affect who we become for eternity... but a sliver nonetheless. If we focus too much on the now, we lose sight of that eternal goal and often make really poor choices, which is why the prophets tell us to "Think Celestial" ... long term thinking about who we are becoming and who we want to be long-term helps us to be wiser in our choices, and remember that we are eternal beings, through Christ who made it possible for us to grow beyond this life only.
Today, let's not wallow in the misery of limitation and death, but remember that Christ's hope is larger than a day or a season, and stretches into eternity. Let's stretch with it and become the amazing, eternal versions of ourselves that Christ is helping us visualize and become.
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