What You Want in the Moment

Not trading what you want in the moment, for what you want in the end is one of the hardest things to learn. Unfortunately, more and more opportunities to practice this skill seem to pop up the older you get. It applies to so many things: diets, time management, schoolwork, relationships... you name it. The world offers so many "tinny" replicas of true, bona fide joy, that it's a continual struggle to remember that those things ultimately will never leave you feeling full. I hope that holding out for the earnest versions of happiness gets easier and easier the older you get... the more you see that waiting is always worth it. But what I do know is that I have faith that the best is still yet to come, and that I won't find what I ultimately crave in this world, because it's not the one my soul was created for. What a blessing it is to have a Jesus that can promise me so much more than this life can. He promises us that those who hope in Him will not be disappointed (Isaiah 49:23), and every bridge He's ever built in my life has held. So why not take Him at His word?