Devotion for Life for May 5th, 2026

Aligning Life with Eternity

How many of us go through life trying to find our purpose? We focus on doing to give this life meaning, yet we fail to look beyond ourselves to the one who gives us meaning, we miss our deeper connection with God because we are so focused on ourselves. Throughout the Bible we see people who take their focus off of themselves and focus on God, more specifically their relationship to God, their lives take on the purpose that they have been looking for. Their lives become more meaningful and connected with those around them but more importantly With God.

Life changes from the day to day to eternity focused. The ups and downs of eternal life become balanced with seeing beyond ourselves and our current reality. We change from the small view to the bigger picture. This changes how we see the struggles and pains in our lives also; they become incredibly finite compared to the eternal reality that we are living with. Aligning our lives with eternity brings more peace into the chaotic world we live in because the small mindedness is pushed aside to make way for God’s peace, grace, snd love. We stop looking for Jesus and start living with Jesus. It changes our whole outlook on ourselves, each other, and life itself.