"The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever" (I John 2:17). In other words, are you living for the will of the Lord or are you living for the thrills of the world? One way leads to destruction, while the other leads to salvation. Hint: doing the will of God is being obedient to His Word.

It is easy to waste our time on things that are temporal and material over eternal and spiritual. But when the Holy Spirit is given unhindered access to our hearts, He ignites a holy desire within us that enables us to place our time into God’s hands. And when our time is entrusted to God's hands, our lives begin to follow God's plans. "My times are in Your hands" (Psalm 31:15).

This past weekend marked the 13th year since my oldest brother John went home to be with the Lord. Time doesn’t make the memories fade, nor does time dissolve the grief that wades. My family and I rejoice where he is however, because we are going toward the same eternal destination—but pain is still felt with every longing breath for him. And this relationship...