Failing While Succeeding
I recently was reminded of an aphorism that states, "Failure is being successful at the things that don't matter." We feel the weight of this truth when we take time to reflect on the hours and minutes of our lives, especially in light of eternity. We recognize that there are things that "matter" from an eternal perspective, while there is much that the world values, even counts as success, that ultimately will be shown to matter very little.
This is one of the reasons why the Sermon on the Mount has been so treasured by God's people throughout the ages. In it, we get our prescription lens adjusted so that we can see clearly the things that truly matter. This week we will continue with an in-depth look at the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12), which show us the qualities of personhood that enable us to have this heavenly perspective.
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