2 Corin 4:17-18, 5:1-10

I. KEEPING OUR EYES ON ETERNITY, CHANGES OUR PERSPECTIVE
*1. How we see trouble changes (our light affliction)*
2 Corinthians 11:23-27

2. How we see time changes (which is but for a moment)
James 4:14

II. KEEPING OUR EYES ON ETERNITY, CHALLENGES OUR PRIORITIES
2 Corinthians 4:18
1. Because it forces us to consider virtue
2 Corinthians 4:1-2

1. Because it forces us to consider value
   
   • Temporal- measured or limited by time, or by this life or this state of things; having limited existence; opposed to eternal
   • Eternal- without beginning or end of existence

III. KEEPING OUR EYES ON ETERNITY, COMMANDS OUR PERSERVERANCE
(2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
* Perseverance- persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun.

1. Because of what we know
* Groan- To breathe with a deep murmuring sound; to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow.
Romans 8:23

2. Because of what we expect
2 Corinthians 5:8
*2 Corinthians 4:1*
2 Corinthians 4:16
* Faint- to weaken, become feeble, dejected, weary