Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time.  He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

What you can see makes a big difference in your attitude.  Once, while I was hiking, I spent a night in the lean-to on the top of Glastonbury mountain in Vermont.  I was told that you could see all the way to Massachusetts from the shelter.  Unfortunately, the night I was there it was thick fog and rain.  The shelter felt closed in and miserable.

Of course I also remember hiking up Mount Katahdin in Maine.  The day of that trip was crystal clear.  From the top you could see to the horizon in all directions.  It was life-changing.

What made the difference?  Obviously it was the view.  It is the same in life.  How far ahead you look determines your attitude.  There are some people who don’t look beyond what is right in front of them now.  They want the quick fix.  They’re only looking for the “feel good” experience.

If we want the best that life can offer, then we must take God’s advice.  We must view the eternal rather than the temporary.  We must live today knowing that we will exist a million years from this day.  Not only that, but we must ask ourselves what will be important a million years from today.  This allows us to live in this moment with a view of eternity.

As you go before God today, ask Him to increase your vision.  Let Him work in you to see the eternal over the temporary.  Make it your goal to live for that which will never fade away.