Pondering heaven last night with some brothers and sisters, there are so many questions. One that really stuck with me as I walked away from our conversation was not about the place, heaven, at all. The biggest question I have is what will “we” be like? The people, the souls that will exist there. The bible mentions a new body, and is very vague as to what that means, but that’s not really where my focus is. I wonder about my thinking, my being, me.
I was thinking about this life here on earth and the trials and tribulations, the good times, the every day. It’s getting us ready for something, if we are staying the course. As Paul says, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. We are transforming if we keep pushing toward our goal to be more Christ-like, right? So we need not worry about heaven having this or that FOR us. Ultimately I believe all of our selfish whims will be gone. We won’t want or need anything.
Sometimes I have felt in the past that I might not enjoy heaven because sitting around singing praises all day didn’t sound very fun. I know now that I have just barely touched on what true joy is here on earth. I think I know joy, but not the joy that God has for me. I can only get a fraction of that here. A wedding day to the love of my life, the first time I held my babies, a handpicked flower and word of devotion from the ones I love most…these are hints of the joy that will constantly fill my heart in heaven.
He didn’t fully explain heaven to us, I believe, because He can’t. We wouldn’t get it. We aren’t going to be the same. A timeless, thingless world with no worries about losing any of our precious commodities is something that we can’t fathom. It will change our focus completely. It motivates me to keep my focus and to try harder to become my finished self. I can’t wait to face the unknown, I trust Him that it will be more than I could ever want.
Sometimes I have felt in the past that I might not enjoy heaven because sitting around singing praises all day didn’t sound very fun. I know now that I have just barely touched on what true joy is here on earth. I think I know joy, but not the joy that God has for me. I can only get a fraction of that here. A wedding day to the love of my life, the first time I held my babies, a handpicked flower and word of devotion from the ones I love most…these are hints of the joy that will constantly fill my heart in heaven.
He didn’t fully explain heaven to us, I believe, because He can’t. We wouldn’t get it. We aren’t going to be the same. A timeless, thingless world with no worries about losing any of our precious commodities is something that we can’t fathom. It will change our focus completely. It motivates me to keep my focus and to try harder to become my finished self. I can’t wait to face the unknown, I trust Him that it will be more than I could ever want.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9
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I loved this. I love to ponder Heaven. I long for it. - Carol Asher
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