C) Life on earth is a TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT:
- Your identity is in eternity, and your homeland is heaven. When you grasp this truth, you will stop worrying about "having it all" on earth.
- Don't indulge [to allow oneself to follow one's will; treat oneself] your ego [the opinion of yourself and your own importance] at the expense [cost] of your soul.
- Those in frequent contact with the things of the world should make good use of them without becoming attached [obsessed; dependent] to them, for this world and all it contains will pass away.
- In order to keep us from becoming too attached to earth, God allows us to feel a significant amount of discontent and dissatisfaction in life. We're not completely happy here because we're not supposed to be!
Qn: How should the fact that life on earth is just a temporary assignment change the way I am living right now?
I should learn to let go of my personal desires, feelings and ego. I should imitate St. Paul to live for Christ. (For what is life? To me, it is Christ. Phil 1.21) In other words, I should let nothing to compromise [to risk harming sth important; jeopardize] my role as an ambassador [representative] of Christ.
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I now realise that to die to my self-centredness and to let go of my personal desires is so much more difficult than expected. It's really easier said than done! But I'm willing to persevere in this intense warfare against my self-centred nature. Lord, please grant me the grace to overcome this weakness of selfishness.
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