Seriously: How are you preparing for your Future?
Let me guess, as I toss you that question, you’re thinking about retirement, right? Thoughts of how you will provide for your family, your life, etc.?
I get it, almost all of us will default to that. And let’s face it, everyone who is reading this has anywhere between one day and many decades left on this earth.
When you really consider preparing for retirement, you’re spending a good portion of your life preparing for 10 years or so, give or take. When we’re focused on preparing for our family’s financial future, we tend to work so much that we don’t actually enjoy our families as much as we would like in the process.
Consider: How much do we intentionally sacrifice throughout our lives “planning for the future”, so that we can live the good life for essentially a relatively short period of time?
I’ve been there.
I’ve been consumed with preparing for the future.
I’ve also taken a step back to contemplate it. And when I contemplate it, it seems so small.
It seems so insignificant.
What if I’m preparing for the wrong thing?
What about eternity?
I mean, millions and billions of years, no end.
There is nothing short about it. Even if my retirement is 50 years it is absolutely nothing compared to eternity.
As I think about preparing for my future, I should be thinking of eternity. I should be preparing my family for eternity.
If I’m focused on a short retirement in this life, that is what my children will see and learn, and they’ll likely end up doing the same thing. The greatest tragedy can come from that. I spend my time preparing for short retirement and teach my family to do the same. They may completely miss the boat.
Please understand: Eternity is real, and if you believe like I do, Jesus is the way there.
If we get so focused on the things of this world and we take our eye off of him we may miss out on the greatest life of all—one that endures forever. And if we aren’t preparing our family for it, they may also miss it.
So the next time you contemplate your future, may I kindly urge you to consider eternity over retirement?
Prepare for it, it’s coming.
If you’re reading this and you’re not sure where you stand with eternity, then I’d love to help you. Just say something. I’m happy to connect with you.
It is way too easy to get caught up in the latest crisis which is happening right now in front of me. The better option is to step back and look at the big picture. Then I can make the best decision about what is really important. To me that is the Lifeonaire way. It is way to often I get derailed and loose my focus. Having a way to regain my focus is very important. I have not found that magic bullet yet. To keep me focused.
Hi Steve,
It starts with being victorious in a little area. It’s not always something BIG, but something small, particularly something small that is important to you. That is what Lifeonaire Visions do. They help us to focus on the things that are important. Without ever taking the time to write a vision, our days tend to be occupied by what is in front of us, rather then us moving toward what is really important.
Blessings,
Steve
Thank you, Steve. I fully agree with you. And I think it’s more than simply praying with your family, reading the Bible with your family, and teaching them about the faith, but it’s also things like simply spending quality time with your children. Spending quality time with your spouse. Building memories with experiences, rather than spending money on things.
Chris,
I completely agree with you. The more time we have with them, the more we can “invest” in them. Those are investments that never go bad 😉 They always have a high return.
Blessings,
Steve