The Long Game: Living for What Lasts

As believers, we're not just living for today—we're living for eternity. The Christian journey is one with a clear destination: heaven. Everything we do here is staging—preparation for the life that truly matters, the one that comes after this. If that's true (and it is), then it's worth pausing to reassess our focus. How are you living today? Are your daily choices shaping the kind of eternity you hope for? Let's break it down. Most of us, if we're blessed, get about 100 years on this earth—that's 10 decades. Typically, each decade brings a different focus: childhood, education, building a career, starting a family, finding purpose, and growing in wisdom. But when you look back at the decades you've already lived, can you say you've used each phase well in preparing for what comes after? The Apostle Paul puts it this way in Philippians 3:14 : "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenw...