Binding Guy Ropes

Binding Guy Ropes

A balloon cannot ascend as long as a single rope binds it to its moorings. If every cord but one is cut, it may struggle, but it cannot rise. Not until the knife severs the final stay will it arise. Nor does it ascend of itself. It would remain as heavy and inert as the earth beneath it were it not for the gas within it.

Have we gladly taken the knife and with one decisive stroke forever severed the last guy rope that binds us to the sensuous things of earth and time? Or have we at least said, "Lord, I am willing that Thou shouldst cut that rope for me. I find it impossible to do it myself." That is enough for the Lord. He has lifted many a soul into the heights, by the breath of His Spirit, who was unable to say more than that at first. A mind, willing to be made willing by Him is all He asks.

1. What things can one do to have a more eternal perspective?
2. What are some passages of scripture that talk about having an eternal perspective?
3. How does the sermon on the mount teach us about the kingdom of God and being “heavenly”