Lately God has been challenging me alot about setting my eyes on eternity.  Since I have been tormented with these questions, I thought I would pass the torment along.

He has been asking me questions like. 

"If you were in Peter's shoes around the campfire would you deny me or be willing to face whatever for me?"
"Are you motivated into action by my (God's) calling and approval or by the approval of people?"
"Are you looking for your rewards now on this earth or are you anticipating greater rewards in Heaven?
"Are you willing to be poor, to be reviled, to face hardship, to be persecuted with a smile and contentment in your heart because you know that great is your reward in heaven?"
"Do you really believe in your heart that the verse at the top of this blog is true?  Is it gain to die?"

I'm becoming more and more painfully aware of how much of my heart, my mind and even my spirit is tied to now.  The apostles and early believers changed the world because their total focus was on the next life and they were willing to sell out in this one.  Am I?  Are you?