Long Term Vision

Think of the times that you have struggled with temptation, depression, sin, what was your focus fixed on at those times in your life?

In many cases your focus was, very likely, short termed.

God's word tell us that our "momentary, light afflictions" are working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory".

What does this mean?

It means that all the struggles that we go through in this life [as Christians] are temporary!

In light of eternity 70 years is but a grain of sand, a shrinking grain of sand.

Think of what 70 years will seem like compared to 1000, 1, 000,000, or 60 Trillion centuries!

It will seem like next to nothing!

This works the other way as well.

Moses would rather "suffer" with God's people than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.

Moses was looking to Christ, the eternal reward!

He knew that sin had pleasures in this life, BUT they were passing, and without forgiveness they are bringing upon the practicer, eternal condemnation.

Keep a long term focus, it will help you fight against sin and depression, the best is yet to come!