Keep your eyes on God

“When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.” Psalm 73:21-22
It’s easy to get caught up in the ways of the world, just as Asaph was which led to him writing this psalm. He was getting frustrated, dealing with the age-old question, ‘Why do the wicked prosper?’ (see Ps. 73:3). But he eventually realises that he has the wrong perspective: “When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me – until I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny” (Ps. 73:16-17).
Here’s the thing: when we become envious of the people of the world, it is foolishness. Envy like this will rob from your relationship with God. It will reduce you to their level – as we read in today’s verse, becoming senseless and ignorant, like a brute beast.
Instead, we need to keep our eyes on eternity. Ultimately, it’ll all come out in the wash, and the only thing that will matter is where you stand with God – if you have accepted the gift He provided for your salvation, or if you rejected Him. How much money you earned, how many kids you had, how successful your business was, how many charities you gave to – none of that will change where you spend eternity. Conversely, neither will your flaws and failings. Where do you stand with the Lord today? If you are secure in Him, then praise God, and keep your eyes on Him. If you don’t know Him, it’s not too late to seek Him – if you do, He promises that you will find Him (Jer. 29:13, Matt. 7:8, Jer. 33:3, James 4:8).