Well, I caved. I've always thought about starting a blog, but always
said "I have nothing to write about" or "no one cares what I
have to say." But frankly, I don't care who reads what I write or if
anyone does at all. Recently I've just had some thoughts I'd like to write out
& figured this would be a good outlet.
My tipping point was when I heard about the shooting in Colorado. I
went to Guatemala last week for several days (which I will write about later)
but one night I volunteered to share a devotion to a local village church.
The jist of what I said was based on a sign in the room where I was
staying. It said "Welcome to Paradise" & had palm trees
decorating it. While most people think a remote island with crystal clear water
& white sandy beaches is paradise, I told the church that to me,
"where I am right now is paradise-a place where we all love each other and are worshipping the
same God,though in different languages." I told them
that this was a glimpse of the real paradise that we will be in one day.
About a week later, I was at the beach with my family when we heard
about the Colorado shooting. It hurts my heart knowing there is such evil in
the world & that someone could do something so cruel. The people that went
into that theatre just went to enjoy a movie, not knowing they wouldn't walk
out. It was another reminder, though, that this is not my real home & there
is absolutely no where I can go to escape death. Like it or not, we will all
die eventually. It could be later today or in 80 years.
I'm not trying to be morbid, it's just a reality that many are
afraid of. Growing up, that thought scared me too. But Praise the Lord, my soul
is in now the hands of my Savior & I will never really die. I get to spend
eternity in the Paradise he has prepared for me! If only I lived in such a way
that reflected this.
On the way to the beach my mom and sister and I were
talking about this subject. Again, I wasn't trying to be morbid at all, but I
told them not to be too sad when I die, because I definitely won't be sad at
that moment. I'm not saying death is a happy thing & I hate that people on
earth have to miss their loved ones & long to have their presence back. I'm
just saying that if a loved one of mine dies I pray that I will realize they
are not missing earth at all, though I am missing them. So when I die, (not if,
but when) I hope everyone will wear bright colors & have a party at my
funeral, because I will be celebrating with my Savior & anxiously waiting
for YOU to get there & party with me!!
I've always been fascinated with the topic of eternity & these
are some of my favorite quotes/verses about it...
*Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God,for he has prepared a city for them. Hebrews 11:16
*"No guilt in life NO FEAR IN DEATH this is the power if Christ
in me. From a life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny."
-In Christ Alone lyrics
*"Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward - to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself." Philippians 3 MSG & ESV mixed
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