The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Corinthians 4:17-18, “For momentary, light affliction is producing

for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things

which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal,

but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

Just in case you hadn’t noticed, life is filled with difficulties. Things

go wrong. Plans we’ve made, go awry. People disappoint us. And

more often than not, we despair. Paul tells us first that these are

momentary experiences. They don’t last long. Also, they are

incidental, light, non-destructive things that bother us only for a

very short while. The bright side of these afflictions is that they

are working for us, while they appear to be working against us.

We cannot grasp it all, but the little hurts and disappointments

we encounter are spiritually producing glorious things for us!

And the truth of all of this is because the LORD is not asleep.

He is allowing these little, short-term hurts and disappointments

to build character within us. We view things from a human

perspective; God views things from an eternal perspective.

So, CHEEER UP! The LORD has won the victory! And so have

we, if we will only believe.

Our love and prayers encompass you all,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas