“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience” (Romans 8:25).
Our Heavenly Father desires something grand for each of us: a beautiful, perfect, and glorious soul that will one day inhabit an eternal spiritual body. If we could at least glimpse this future reality, we would look differently at the challenges and processes we are facing now. What today seems like effort, discipline, and renunciation is actually the loving care of a Father who is preparing us for something infinitely greater than we can imagine. He has an ideal for us — and it is much higher than the dreams we create on our own.
We know that God is not in a hurry. Transforming a fragile and mortal being into an immortal and glorious child is profound work — and it takes time. But there is something that can make this path lighter: listening to and following the instructions the Creator has already given us. He spoke clearly through the prophets and His Son, and left a secure direction recorded in the Scriptures. Ignoring this is like rejecting the compass in the midst of a long journey.
When we make the firm decision to follow the powerful Law of God with fidelity, something wonderful happens: heaven begins to move in our favor. We feel God closer, His hand guiding and blessing us. We begin to learn from Him more clearly, and the first rays of the light of eternity touch our path. It is the sign that we are on the right track — and that the glory that awaits us has already begun to shine. -Adapted from Annie Keary. Until tomorrow, if the Lord permits us.
Pray with me: Dear God, I thank You for dreaming something so grand for me. Even without seeing all this reality now, I choose to trust in You. Help me to see the challenges of the present as part of Your loving care, shaping my character for something far beyond my earthly dreams. Thank You for not giving up on me and for continuing to work, even when I do not understand everything.
My Father, today I ask You to give me patience to accept Your timing and humility to follow the instructions You have already left through the prophets and Your beloved Son. I do not want to reject Your direction, nor wander aimlessly through this life. Teach me to value each teaching contained in Your powerful Law, for I know it is the secure compass that leads me to eternal life. May I not be distracted by my own plans, but remain attentive to Your voice, firm in faith and constant in obedience.
Oh, Most Holy God, I adore and praise You because You have chosen to work in me with patience, like a potter who shapes his work with love and perfection. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your powerful Law is like a ladder of light, elevating me day by day towards eternal glory. Your commandments are like purifying flames, burning away what is vain and revealing the beauty of the soul that obeys You. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
