The Ford Motor Co. used to have as its slogan "Built to Last."
It was an effective tagline because anyone who buys a new vehicle wants it to serve them a long time.
But cars and trucks aren't the only things we want to last...
We want whatever we pour our lives into to last even more...
And we hope that wherever we put our time, energy and money endures... and outlasts our lifetime... even on into eternity.
But how do you assure you're on the right path for that??
Well, there's no formula for it.
But there is faith.
Consider Abraham (Heb.11:8ff)...
By faith Abraham obeyed God's call on his life even though he didn't know where he'd end up.
But because he looked forward to the city whose builder and maker is God, he made choices that aligned with eternity.
And in so doing his descendants became as the stars of the heavens.
Not everyone, of course, is destined to become the father of nations as Abraham.
But it's by the same faith we partake in building a city that lasts... the New Jerusalem.
So, with faith, keep following whatever call God puts on your life.