When I was in high school, the week of final exam time at the end of the year seemed to last forever. I distinctly remember telling myself to just persevere through it because in just a week, the summer break is coming! 
Now that it’s been over 30 year since I was in high school, I hardly remember what that was like. The only reason why I even thought of that time is because I’m a teacher and I see my students dreading the final week as I used to dread it. 
There are things that I dread right now. I’m dreading the next two months or so as I will get very busy with school, church, and family. But rather than consoling myself with the coming summer break, I’m consoling myself with the permanent rest with God in heaven. Because even after these next two months of dread, there will come other dreadful moments in life. 
“With your hand, Lord, save me from men,from men of the world whose portion is in this life:You fill their bellies with what you have in store; their sons are satisfied, and they leave their surplus to their children.But I will see Your face in righteousness;when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.”Psalm 17:14-15The Lord is my portion and my inheritance. One day I will look back at these few years on earth and think nothing of it. Even though it seems like eternity right now, when I am in eternity looking back, it will seem but a moment, just like the high school final week was just a moment. 
Work today for today. Leave the result to God. It will all be a distant memory one day…
PH