I have met a few people in my life that I believed were so focused on heaven and life after death that they seemed to not really live well in this life. But most of us tend to have the opposite temptation. We tend to focus so much on this life and all the details of life here on earth that we fail to focus enough on the spiritual realities.
The reality is all our earthly concerns will pass. Nothing here on earth will matter all that much once we are gone. You might leave a legacy with your family, business, friends, and community for a while, but sooner or later you will be forgotten. Your good deeds, your efforts, your lifestyle will all fade.
Margaret Feinberg tells an account of a missionary who spent his whole life here on earth in Africa as a missionary. In his old age, he finally retired and returned to the United States on a ship. There was a large crowd at the docks and for a moment he was so excited that someone was welcoming him home. But then he realized the crowd was there to welcome home a movie star that was on the boat. No one was there to welcome him home. He prayed to God in his distress "Could just one person welcome me home?" And God answered his prayer, "You're not home yet!"
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