when
was the last time you took a glimpse of Heaven? not the clouds or the
stars, but where we'll spend eternity? If you've excepted Jesus as Lord
and Savior, and except His sacrifice on the cross, you will spend
eternity with Him in Heaven. We'll see the saints of old, have meals
with Abraham and Paul, chat with the peoples' lives we've touched. I
mean people that are touched by the ripples of our prayers and our
giving. We'll see the scars on His hands, feet and side. We'll be
enveloped in the love that died for us. We'll see God face-to-face.
That
last part, seeing God. Think about it and try to imagine it... crazy
huh? The one who made the universe, the galaxies, the stars, the
planets, the sky, the clouds, the animals. Who made it ALL, as small as
a flower petal is as big as a black hole. We will be with Him.
Forever!
In
that light, my troubles seems small. My pain, my sickness, my
worries. My joys, my victories, everything seems small. What will this
dirty living room or that bill that needs to be paid, really measure up
to against worshiping directly at His feet? I'm not saying to not
clean, or to not pay that bill, but the amount of time and effort we put
into those worries... they won't mean much on the other side.
Ask
Him to open the eyes of your heart, to open your imagination, to open
you hope, to the image of Heaven. Of eternity. Of His love. The rest
will fade, and you won't be so worried about today or even tomorrow.
