Eternal Perspective

Obedience to God will sometimes cost us loneliness, disappointed people, and real loss, but it is never obedience without purpose. Through Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace, we see that God may free us from our circumstances or free us through them, but either way He shows up in the fire and secures something eternal that is far greater than what obedience costs us now.

Faith isn't a feeling of wishful thinking, it's an inner conviction based on the word of God that lets us see the reality of what we hope for, even when we can't see it yet. Because our real homeland is heaven, our hearts should never fully settle here, and our future destination should determine how we live right now instead of us drifting back to the comforts of this world.