Father-Filtered: A Biblical Foundation of God’s Sovereignty and Limits (Conclusion)

Biblical responses to dealing with life’s circumstances: Stay focused on God and His promises. Staying focused means looking past temporary, visible problems and fixing your eyes on the invisible, reliable promises of God (2 Corinthians 4:16-17). The Apostle Paul describes hard struggles as “light and momentary”—not because they do not hurt, but because they do not last forever when measured against eternity. The phrase “eternal weight of glory” means that God takes current pain and uses it with purpose, preparing an amazing, eternal reward in heaven that far outweighs any earthly suffering!  

~Dr. Robert L. Taylor, Bible Expositor: Teaching with God’s grace & power