Keep on keeping on!

As I was doing a personal study I came across a couple of verses in the bible. There was one that really hit home and I thought you would benefit from it. It is found in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 and it states the following:

So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever.

If you are doing things in your life to honor God and are striving to live the absolute best life possible, you have no worries. The things which make it difficult for you now are only temporary. The economic situation that has everyone on edge is only temporary. The rainy weather we had in Texas today is only temporary. The car and house you work hard every hour of every day for is only temporary. But, if you give this life all you have got and you have your focus centered on accumulating eternal treasures and you concentrate on leaving behind a legacy that will live on even after you are gone, the "big" speedbumps will pass away. Why let the things of this world get you down. Life is way too short to be stressed out. Focus not on the bad things, for they will soon be gone, but put your entire being into living the best life you possibly can. Remember on your tombstone it does not say "drove a Ferrari, lived in a million dollar home, surrounded always by beautiful women (or guys for you women), and partied like a rockstar!! It has a born date, the date you die, and a dash. Once you are buried in the ground will people forget who you are? Will you have had a lasting effect on their lives? Will something you taught them or did for them cause them to leave behind the same to their kids and grandkids? Just think about it. If you had thirty days to live, how would you spend that time?