My home

   So it has definitely been way too long since I last wrote on this little blog page. The interesting thing is that I often have things that I want to say, but will rarely take the time to try writing my ideas down. It can be pretty time consuming, and I sometimes think that it has to be perfect. So I decided that rather than trying to be perfect, I would much rather just share what’s on my mind and what I’ve been thinking most recently. Hopefully I will also get some discussion going along with all you readers out there. I’d love to hear from you!

 

   What’s been on my mind recently? Well to be perfectly honest I haven’t had very many deep thoughts about God, and I haven’t really been into the Bible either. I’ve been too tired from work and hanign out with my friends to spend some time…like real quality time…with God. I mean we all do it every once in awhile: we give lip service to God. Whether it be once a week on Sunday mornings, or even daily by studying the Bible, but not taking it internal and applying it, or learning to accept more of God’s love, or really truly worshipping Him. So let me just be honest when I say, that’s where I’ve been recently. And I really don’t want to be there anymore.

 

   So I think to myself, as I often do, what is it that’s distracting me from this focus in my life? What is it that is keeping my heart far from the heart of God? For awhile I thought to myself: I need to spend more time in the Word and like really try harder, to dig deeper or something. But basically I didn’t feel like doing it, so basically…I didn’t. Maybe once in awhile when I got to feeling really guilty I could force myself to a place of repentence and say, “see God, I’m reading your Word again, doesn’t that count for something?” And after the guilt starts to go away, I go back to whatever I was doing before.

   

   And then something hits me…a realization that I know the truth. I know that this life is something only temporary. I know that all the pleasures of this life will eventually pass away. And I hope and believe that one day God will reward those who serve Him with eternal life in heaven. And then I remember, Heaven: that’s my real home. Where I am now, but travelling in foreign country? Jesus said that His kingdom is not of this world. And Jesus faced some pretty difficult temptations too. Can you imagine going without food for 40 days and then being offered the chance to make bread for yourself? Can you imagine the opportunity when Satan offers Jesus the power to rule all of the earth?

 

   How does He keep himself focused?

 

   I’m sure that Jesus prayed, and we know that he memorized scriptures too, because that’s what he quoted back at Satan’s arrogant requests. But what was going through Jesus’ mind, I wonder? I kind of think that he was thinking about his home. Not his earthly home, of course, but his heavely home; where he will one day spend eternity.

 

   Now that’s the crazy part: imagine eternity…like seriously try to imagine it…Are you imagining it yet? The closest analogy that I have ever heard is like comparing a dot (a miniscule little point) to a really really long line. And that idea still doesn’t do it any justice. Imagine that line travels around the whole earth and it still doesn’t do eternity justice. Eternity is never-ending. Life on earth is like the flowers of the field. One day it is in full bloom and the next it is rotting and dead. And all you have to do is just remember this: what am I living for? Am I living for the fleeting hope of this life on earth, or am I hoping for something greater? It’s amazing how different things look when you begin to see them this way. I am amazed to see how much easier it is to stand up to Satan’s attacks and his lies when I know that my home is in heaven. I might be here for awhile, but I’m not here to stay. Don’t get too attached, because eternity is just around the corner…

 

 

 

” Some glad morning when this life is o’er, I’ll fly away;
To a home on God’s celestial shore, I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away).

I’ll fly away, Oh Glory
I’ll fly away; (in the morning)
When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away).

 

When the shadows of this life have gone, I’ll fly away;
Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I’ll fly away (I’ll fly away).