My Life is Hidden

Colossians 3:3 "For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God."

This verse always comforts me. There are times when I am disappointed or scared and look around my life and wonder what on earth went wrong? How did I end up here? I think everyone has days like that sometimes. It's those times when I need to be reminded that this life here on earth is temporary, and it's not my real life. My real life is safe and secure and hidden with Christ.
Sometimes it is hidden for me, as protection, sometimes it is hidden from me, as a test. Will I still trust when life does not make sense? Will you?

It's so good to be reminded that because I have Jesus in my life, this life is not the end of everything. When it's over, I will wake up to the reality that it was nothing but one single breath, and my real home awaits. You know, I tried to tell people about the reality of heaven even in elementary school... my teachers thought I was suicidal because I looked forward to heaven so much. I do look forward to heaven, but no, I am not suicidal in the slightest.

I can't see the full purpose of my life right now. Really, none of us can. We will only see it when we get there, when we have eternity's perspective. Right now, we each follow Christ to the best of our ability, walking in the light we have. God is patient with us and He understands our weakness, He knows that we are little more than dust. He knows that we are dependent on the Holy Spirit for the strength and will to obey when it's hard.

So, when it seems that your life is in shambles, or that you have gone off course and don't know how to get back, remember that this life really only lasts for a moment, and that your real life is perfectly safe in the hands of a perfect God.