Everything Is Temporary
As humans, we tend to possess a fatalistic view of life. We treat many (or most) decisions, whether big or small, as permanent. The cars we buy, the houses we live in, the jobs we take, the hobbies we pick up, the clubs we join, the people we associate with.....and the list goes on.
One of my friends recently shared how he's miserable in his job but doesn't know what to do.
Another friend just moved into what he's calling his "forever home."
A former youth group kid is beating himself up over what major to select in college, as that single decision will cement his career path.
One of my clients is frustrated after selling a car she couldn't afford and buying a car she can afford. To her, this simply feels like her new reality.
Another client is in the midst of a brutal season of paying off debt. The budget is tight, and most dollars are going to the bank. It feels like this season will last forever.
No matter our situation, everything is temporary.
That job you have? You'll either leave it for something else or retire from it. It's temporary.
That forever home? You'll either let the hedonic treadmill push you into a new "forever home," downsize into something smaller, or die. It's temporary.
Your college major? You'll either use it, or you won't. Or maybe you will for a while, then do something else. It's temporary.
That crappy car you're driving during this season of life? If you take care of your business, you'll soon be driving something better. It's temporary.
Does it suck paying off debt every single month? Eventually, you'll be free from the mess and you'll live in a completely new (and debt-free!) reality. It's temporary.
There's so much freedom in knowing that everything we do is temporary. No decision is forever. No reality is everlasting. No suffering is perpetual. To me, as a Christian, the only forever that exists is what happens after I die; the rest is just noise. So, today, remember that. No matter how high or how low you feel, everything is temporary. If that's true, it should give you tremendous freedom to simply live a meaningful life, unafraid of this false (and inaccurate) sense of forever. Carpe Diem!
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