Eternal Perspective

"The first step to getting the things you want out of this life is this: Decide what you want."
          - Ben Stein

This quote can be applied to families, marriages, careers, education, etc. It was brought up in my marriage class today and I loved it. It is so simple yet so hard to do sometimes.

I look at this quote in an eternal perspective view and apply it to marriage and families. When we decide what we want, we need to work hard to get it. A happy marriage and a happy family will not come easy. It takes work and practice and forgiveness and a whole lot of other things. However, if we can see our lives in the eternal perspective, things hopefully will become more clear.