The "Seen" and the "Unseen" - II Corinthians 4:18

There is a scripture I turn to when there is something troubling either in my life or something that’s going on in the world.

II Corinthians 4:18
We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

That “unseen” is
God, His love, and all His promises.
It is Jesus Christ, at the right hand of God, interceding for us.
It is the Holy Spirit empowering us, comforting us and teaching us.
It is as written in I Peter 1:4 – an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you.

Situations such as
disappointment, sadness, pain, illness, stress, traffic, long lines, a wrong order at a restaurant, a rude interaction, war, politics, disagreements, and so forth are temporary. Here for a time, then gone. None of it will last forever.

Psalm 30:5
Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

II Corinthians 4:16-17
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

“Eternal Glory” with our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ our Savior … now that is something to fix our eyes on.