Dear God, thank You for this new day and for the hope of what’s still to come. Your word in Matthew 13:43 says, “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” God, whatever I’m carrying today, sickness, weakness, or anxiety, none of it compares to the glory that’s waiting for me. Help me lift my eyes above the weight of this world and remember that I’m being transformed to reflect Christ Himself. I don’t want to let the hard things I’m facing pull my focus down when eternity is right in front of me. Thank You for the reminder that what I’m walking through now is nothing compared to what’s coming. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. -Romans 8:18