It's only temporary

If I had known that living in our "dream home" would only be for a short while, I wouldn't have spent so much time worrying about the cabinet color, granite type and hardwood floor finish. If I had known my children wouldn't grow up in the house we built, I wouldn't have spent so much time planning their rooms out. If I had known I would only drive my car for a couple short years, I wouldn't have worried so much about the color and the features. If I had known I was going to go to sleep one day with my infant asleep in his crib, and wake up the next morning with him turning 9, I wouldn't have spent so much time cleaning. If I had known how quickly my hair was going to turn grey, I wouldn't have complained about it so much when I was younger. If I had known my dad wasn't going to be around very long, I would have told him every day how much I loved him. And I would have spent hours just asking his advice that I desperately need now. If I had known the turbulent time we went through was only going to make us stronger, I would have trusted more. I didn't worry about what the apartment looked like before we rented it....it was only temporary. I didn't care that the rental place didn't have granite countertops or brand new carpet.....it was only temporary. I didn't care how small the car was we drove in Colorado.....it was only temporary. The shot didn't bother me so much.....I know the pain was only temporary. Everything in this life is temporary. Does it matter what house we live in our the cars we drive? The Lord allows us to have these things for our enjoyment, and I love Him for that. But if I am wasting my time worrying about these temporary things, I have missed the point. The trials in this life are temporary as well. But through those trials I have become stronger, and learned to trust him more. 2 Corin. 4:18 "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Thank you God that you are eternal. Your love for me is eternal. Everything else is just temporary.