EARTHQUAKE!

The news was shocking!

The pictures that followed the dreadful event were disheartening. 

Baclayon Church in Bohol after the earthquake. Picture courtesy of www.inquirer.net

Loboc Church (originally built in 1638) and Baclayon Church (first structure built in 1595) are two of the oldest churches in the Philippines. Both churches were heavily damaged that morning of October 15, 2013. The culprit was the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the province that day. 

I had one realization after going through the multiple pictures posted in the social media network. Nothing in this world will lasts forever. Not even churches that stood firmly like immovable buildings for more than 400 years.  

St. Paul was right when he called us to focus on things that will lasts forever.

"For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on the things that are unseen. For what can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever" - 2 Corinthians 4:8

How much time do you spend on things that will not lasts? Are you working extra hours to buy the latest device, car or bigger house?

I am not saying that these things are bad. There is nothing wrong in dreaming big in all areas of your life. But, they became bad when your dream ends with them. They become bad when these things take you away from more important things. Example, are you spending less time with your family to get that promotion?

Our dreams should end with us loving God and others. If we achieved all these temporary things yet we fail to love God and others then we are not fulfilling your purpose. Our tendency is to focus on what is external and temporary instead of things that are not seen yet meant for eternity. The call for us is to focus on what is eternal. We need someone who is beyond time. We need someone who is not here one day but will be gone the next day.

We need to focus on Jesus. He is eternal. More importantly, He is always here to love you. 

** picture courtesy of www.inquirer.net