Living in a fallen and sin-saturated world can sometimes make us forget the promise of eternal glory that awaits us as God's men. I have personally been inspired by godly men of faith who persevered through trials that would break most people and yet I can still find myself becoming discouraged at times by the apparent unfairness of human suffering.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 provides some powerful encouragement for keeping an eternal perspective: "So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."
Paul faced intense hardship and suffering as he preached the Gospel, yet he kept his focus on the eternal goal. Rather than giving up when persecution wore him down, Paul concentrated on experiencing the inner strength from the Holy Spirit. He wasn't about to allow present pain to rob him of his eternal reward. He knew God's strength would carry him through his own weakness.
As God's men, we shouldn't let our current troubles diminish our faith. Our ultimate hope when we are experiencing pain and suffering is knowing that God has provided a place for us without the consequences of sin and He will be there with us forever.
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