Here are the final 2! Be sure to review the recap at the bottom of the page.

“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Suffering on this earth makes the perfect rest and blessing of heaven seem sweeter. The less we have here, the more we think about what we’ll have there. Whatever we don’t have here, Jesus tells us, will be repaid in heaven. He will be our portion, and He is keeping a stunning inheritance for us which cannot diminish or disappear. God helps us during times of financial struggles by showing us what He has prepared for our eternal future.

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:19-21

Another way God might be helping you during your financial struggles is helping you evaluate where you are investing. Obviously you must provide for your family and yourself. But your current perspective on the uncertainty of life may be His way of helping you start an investment program in heaven’s eternal bank. Any investment you make there will bring returns of many hundred-fold, and it can’t fail or fade away – it’s yours for eternity.

As you take a moment to think about what God is doing in your life, do you think He is trying to help you by: