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Forward Thinking
- Alice N
- May 11
- 2 min read
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen….
I drove to my former home to retrieve a mis-delivered package, the home I relinquished due to the dissolution of my marriage to a narcissist. Standing on the front porch sparked memories of all that porch had seen during my tenure there—neighborhood children running in and out, trick-or-treaters knocking at the door, mailmen delivering packages, and me on a ladder hanging Christmas garland.
God gifted me that home for a season of my life. Leaving it hurt deeply. The house now shelters another growing family as they make their own memories.
Looking backward at the day-to-day tangible aspect of my life is more natural than looking forward to the intangible unknowns that await. The apostle Paul’s challenge urges me forward. “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary and fleeting, but what is unseen is eternal” (2 Cor. 4:18).
I thank God for the gift of a home for raising my family and for the memories I treasure. I also thank Him for the gift of my current cozy abode—as well as the eternal home He is preparing for me to enjoy for all eternity.
Father, You know how painful it was for me to release the home You had provided. Thank You for walking with me through that experience. Readjusting my vision to eternal values helped me move forward into the next season of life You have for me. Your faithfulness and gentleness amaze me. I pray in the name of Your Son, Jesus, who had no home in which to lay his head, amen.
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