Good evening, everyone!
Today I read 2 Corinthians 5-9.
In today's reading, Paul reminds the church at Corinth, and therefore us, that while we are "at home with" Christ, we are absent from the body (the flesh/the world) and while we are at home in "the body," we are absent from Christ.
What does this mean?
When we seek the things of this world, we cannot be with Christ, and when we seek the things of God, we no longer find the world comfortable.
When we become believers in Christ, this world is no longer our home. This is not as good as it gets. Often, we feel discontent here. We are often persecuted, hassled, and harassed. And that's normal, because we don't belong to this world anymore.
God never promises this will be easy, or that life won't ever suck. He promises to be with us always, through all the trials and all the times that life sucks. And one day we'll get to go home and be with Him forever with no more pain, suffering, or discontent.
Until that time, I encourage each of you to draw closer to God. He makes the sucky times less sucky, and the miserable times less miserable. He provides hope to the hopeless, and life to the lifeless.
Keep going, and don't give up. It's not over yet. There's still fight in you. I know it.
Be discontented in this world. But don't be discontented with Christ.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read 2 Corinthians 10-13.
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