How does eternity shape our approach to the daily grind?

All of our battles with productivity, efficiency and everything else cannot be solved by tips, or apps or hacks. There is a place for all of these things. But, they are not the solution. The solution is perspective. I am convinced that in order to have the right approach and motivation in our work, an eternal perspective is required. Too often there is a disconnect between our work, our daily grind, and our calling as Christians, our salvation and our eternity. So, I have been examining this question a lot recently — How does eternity shape our approach to the daily grind?

What do I mean by eternity?

This is the crucial question to start with. I am a Christian and so I need to sketch in what I believe here before I can talk through how this impacts the daily grind. Jesus clearly taught that humans are eternal creatures. For the Christian believer, we believe in salvation by grace through faith in Christ. We do not deserve salvation, we are not worthy of it, have not earned it in any sense whatsoever. It is a gift of grace.

Jesus teaches us that one day he will return and on that day, for the person saved by his grace, there will be a welcome into eternity with him in his perfect new creation. There are few things are really important to note as without this, the rest of what I…