Look not at that which is Seen

Romans 8:18, "The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." 1 Cor. 4:17-18, "Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." Why does God tell us not to look at (dwell on, trust in) that which we see? You have heard "hold to things loosely" while on this earth. We all will have to part with everything we know and love. If we can't let go of things, things will absolutely destroy us, because, one way or another, we will lose everything. While humans live in the dimension known as "time" where things grow old and perish, God dwells outside of time. When God's Word tells us to look at that which is not seen, because it is eternal, He is encouraging us to see our ontology (existence), through His eyes. We know we are growing old, we know we are passing, even the hardest skeptic can see evidence for that, so we know not to look (dwell on, or trust) on that which is seen. What we see, is fading away. But we can also look at that which is not seen, because we can see that The Bible is divine, rather than human in its origin. Our faith and trust is built up because the Bible is a reliable document of history, completely trustworthy, rooted in empirical evidence, inspired (God-breathed). When the Bible speaks of "looking at the things which are not seen" it is implicitly referring to our eternal state, living outside of time, after Christ comes back to this earth, abdicating the second law of thermodynamics. Dead bodies will be resurrected, and those who haven't died yet will be instantly changed, having their bodies modified to live outside of time, in a higher quality of existence. The "second law" which is a natural law of science otherwise known as "entropy" is God's method of ending this present milieu. Sin came into the world when man chose to follow Lucifer, and disobey God. At that time, the second law was created and has been working, as generation to generation has continually died off, until we are where we are today. The world as we know it, will be destroyed! It's coming! But the Word tells us "it's a light affliction, compared to what God is going to do with us!" I used to think "eternity" meant "a duration of existence" until I became familiar with philosophy (Theistic), and etymology. Eternity is not a duration existence. Eternity is a quality of existence. Living outside of "time", not being subjugated to the "second law", is just part of what God has in store for us. Death, sin, and every negative cause and effect we have ever known, will be absent from our existence in eternity. Eternity is a higher quality of life, because it is outside of the decay that our present time-space continuum brings. Primarily, eternity will be a higher quality of life because we will live, grow, learn & develop, without error, living in the direct presence of God Almighty. God admonishes us to trust that our present affliction is light. This includes losing all that we have, and all those in whom we love. Wait, that doesn't sound like a light affliction! Oh, yes it is! In the existence we cannot now see, God will raise your loved ones! This time however, they will not live in a world governed by the decay of time; they will not pass away. Now I see why God tells me not to hold on so tight to this passing world. And I stand in awe of His Holiness, that I can truly trust in that which I cannot see, knowing that which I cannot see, is ETERNAL! Selah'