100 year glasses/42 years left

There are so many things that seem so important. How many times has there been a situation that I think is pressing in on me so hard that I literally feel like there is nothing else going on around me? Just me and this problem or situation that requires all of my energy. Sometimes I get worried about where I am in life. Did I choose the right path or have I gone the wrong way? When is it my turn? I could do that, why am I not doing that? Do they know who I am?..

Growing up my mom and dad hung a little pair of wire rim glasses on a bulletin board by our dinner table. They had a label hanging from them that said "100 year glasses". Whenever we came home with a seemingly hopeless situation they would tell us to look at our problem through the 100 year glasses. Will this thing have any significance in 100 years? That picture has come to mind so many times in the last few years. What will matter in 100 years? Not much, and then the thought hits you...

I won't matter in 100 years...

If my life is centered on this life then all that I work for is for absolutely nothing. I can beat every problem, become a success, be popular, lovable, even have a successful ministry. But if my life is about me and this life then I lose. I am utterly selfish; completely unaware of the all consuming fire of the one God who longs for me to press into Him. God waits but I'm not guaranteed tomorrow. The age of man will end, this earth we know now will fade away. What will all my struggle have been for then?

So I have a new standard to live my life by now. I am 28. I've got a good 42 years left in me if all goes well. That's it. This life is done and all of it's supposed wealth, fame and glory. So no more of the 'how long until I make it' thoughts. I have 42 years until I see my Jesus face to face. What will He say to me? I challenge you to find a sweeter sound in the universe than Jesus, the literal maker of the universe and all that fills it, saying, "well done my good faithful servant". The very voice that called the planets into existence and commands even time itself speaking approval and acceptance over me! Nope. Nothing here even holds a candle to that. Sorry, but you can't prove me wrong.

So here it is folks. As for me and my house we are about God alone. What do I see through my 100 year glasses? Me in heaven with as many people as I can bring with me!