Forever

"Father, let me be weak that I might lose my clutch on everything temporal. My life, my reputation, my possessions; Lord, let me loose the tension of a grasping hand.....rather open my hand to receive the nail of Calvary." - Jim Elliot

Today, in Spanish class, I was thinking about how many times I focus on things that won't last. We sing a song in Youth on Wednesday night and the last part says...Forever my love
Forever my life
Forever my heart is Yours

Forever is a loaded word and most of the time when I think about it I get a headache. But what an awesome thought that when we give Christ our hearts, He holds them forever. So many times I get preoccupied with things that seem so important at the moment, but when compared to eternity I see how small and insignificant they really are. May I look at people and situations with eternity in mind.