It’s Just a Momentary Light Affliction

“For our momentary light affliction is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”— 2 Corinthians 4:17

Whatever you're going through—it’s momentary. It may not feel that way in the middle of it, but the truth is, it’s only temporary... unless we drag it on.

And let’s be real—why do we drag it on? Why do I drag it on?

Verse 18 continues:“While we do not look 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.”

We need to shift our mindset. We need renewal. Just because of what I see today—what I’m walking through right now—doesn't mean that’s God’s promise for my tomorrow. What I’m facing today is not the end of the story.

Our minds need to be renewed to the point that we can say with confidence, “Yes Lord, it’s a fact—I’m in pain today. But that’s not Your plan for tomorrow.”

There is a process of aligning with the unseen—the eternal. And that takes intentional renewal. We can't treat today’s struggle as tomorrow’s promise. That’s when we get stuck.

And please hear what I’m saying—not what I’m not saying. This doesn’t erase what we’ve already learned—it builds on it.

“That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.”— Romans 10:9

That word confess is so much deeper than just saying something out loud. It’s not a one-time thing. It’s a transformation of thought. It’s about exchanging one mindset for another—replacing the lie with a promise.

Too often, we confess truth with our mouths but never replace the thought in our minds. We say, “I’m healed,” but still think sick. We say, “I’m free,” but still live bound. I’ve done it. Maybe you have too.

But confession, real confession, isn’t just proclaiming—it’s exchanging.

We’ve got to start paying attention—on purpose. I need to understand why I’m in pain. What am I believing? What needs to be replaced? And sometimes, it takes people around me—mentors, friends, even doctors—to help me see what I can’t see on my own.

One time, a doctor spoke a truth that lined up exactly with what I knew in the Spirit. In that moment, something exchanged in me. I said, “I get it. I don’t even need to come back. I’ll just go to my Lord—He’s got a better way of confessing than you do.”

That’s when transformation happens. That’s when life shifts.

Confession should always lead to His promise—not just declare it. It should replace your negativity with His truth.

I’ve been there—confessing financial breakthrough but still thinking like someone who’s broke. We can’t just say, “God, give it to me!” No—He’s saying, “Change how you think.” Hallelujah, you can think differently. You can operate differently. You can believe differently.

“For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses resulting in salvation.”— Romans 10:10

With the heart, you believe. You trust. You commit. And with the mouth, you confess what’s already rooted deep inside. You confess not just to make noise—but to affirm the belief system of Jesus Christ within you.

It’s time to move away from the culture of convenience and back into a culture of the Kingdom. A culture where we confess the right way, the God-way. The Jesus-way.

Let’s get our minds renewed and our mouths aligned.

Because what we see? It’s temporary.But what He’s promised? That’s eternal.