If today was your last day of life and you knew it, how much time would you spend on things that are insignificant in the scope of eternity? Your minutes would be extremely valuable, and you would choose to spend them on the things that were most important to you.
You would want to love those dearest to you, and to make sure they know how much they mean to you. If you have ever come face to face with death or been with a loved one through a life-threatening illness and seen their priorities realign, you have likely experienced this firsthand. Everything becomes abundantly clear in those moments. You realize that love is what truly matters—loving God with all your mind, heart, and soul, and loving others (Matthew 22:37–39).
In good times and challenging times, the joy and eternal hope that Jesus offers are light years beyond anything that the world can offer. Fulfillment, peace, love, satisfaction, knowledge, truth—there is nothing in the world that can compete with Him in those areas. The Bible says, “The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God lives forever” (1 John 2:15–17).
It takes discipline of mind and body to learn to treasure the eternal things of God above the fleeting pleasures that the world has to offer. Nothing this temporal life offers can truly satisfy the deepest cravings of the soul. Only Jesus can truly satisfy. He is “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).