Look Past Loss and Find Gain

Posted on: December 2, 2014, by :

Loss and gain seem to be fairly concrete ideas in today’s culture, but in fact are far from that.  They have a vagueness that is rivaled by few other concepts in American society.  Fundamentally, the ideas of loss and gain seem simple enough, but when the finder and the looser take account of their subsequent position, they may realize that their roles have actually been reversed. 

When someone loses weight, they don’t feel cheated, they feel empowered. 

When someone finds an unpaid bill they thought was already taken care of, they certainly don’t feel free, they feel trapped.

Finding and losing are shades of gray that must be interpreted over time.  One must allow the passing of each moment be another point of reference for perspective. 

Christianity, for some, is seen as the conscious release of all fun and happiness.  It is often viewed as nothing more than a bottomless pit into which believers cast their hopes dreams and treasures, never to be seen again.  Followers of Christ are often depicted as heavy-laden slaves whose lives have been wrecked by the weight of religion. 

But the reality is that Jesus took our pain, he took our struggle, and he took our broken dreams in order to replace them with joy, victory, and eternity. 

Death in the life of the believer is not the end; it is merely a momentary separation from those we love.  When a believer enters into eternity, their passing acts as a beacon to those here on earth to share the good news of Jesus Christ so that none might be lost. 

When the veil of sin is pulled back, what we see in death and life, and loss and gain is that we have only seen in part, but that we will, some day, see perfectly.