Nothing seems to last

If you want your TV to work in a couple of years (Suffolk is one of the last digital switch over areas) then you’ll need to invest in a new tv or a set top box or a satellite dish.

My car has had so many new parts that I can barely describe it as the original car I bought.

Apparently they only make washing machines with components to last 7 years before you need to replace it (or is that an old wives tale).

My daughter already tells me her mobile phone needs replacing – something to do with the megaLGpixelMP3cameranetty tweetblueberryoption.

All these things are inconvenient but also a little inconsequential

BUT –

We are also in a time where jobs don’t seem to last – perhaps there is no ‘job for life’ security left. One of our best friends has recently lost his job in a major retail chain, and his new job offer is in New Zealand (which is v. Unsettling for the family).

Marriages don’t last forever either (ask Peter and Katie). Although I am less discouraged than the media on this one. Two thirds of first time marriages still last ‘forever’.

Here’s an exercise for you:

Make a list of everything you think will last forever. And thank God for these things

Then

Make a list of the things you wish could last forever and then value these things and work hard at them – you’ll find it’s worth the work.