Today I want to talk about heaven. I've recently been reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan, I've previously blogged about it. That book is amazing, and I am so glad God put it in my hands. It is bringing me conviction, but yet humbling me and bringing me closer to God and the life he has called us to live. I was reading these passages last night and it really gave me a heavy heart
"Lukewarm People think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven. Daily life is mostly focused on today's to-do list, this week's schedule, and next month's vacation. Rarely, if ever, do they intently consider the life to come. Regarding this, C.S. Lewis writes, "If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this."
"A person who is obsessed (with Jesus) thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity; they are not fixed only on what is here in front of them."
When I read this I felt so sad. I never really find myself thinking about heaven. I find myself always so consumed in what's going on right now. What am I doing tomorrow, Where am I going to college, what do I have to do today? I know the bible tells us to not be so consumed with things on Earth but to be consumed with the things were going to receive in heaven, but very rarely do I find myself ever taking this to heart. So last night I decided it was time to actually take this to heart, and I am so glad I did. I closed my book and my bible and just thought of heaven. I thought of what it would be like to come face to face with Jesus Christ, what it would be like to be in the presence of God, worshiping him, and what it would be like to be in a perfect place where there is no pain, no evil, but joy, happiness, love and peace. I began to find myself in awe. Coming face to face with Christ? Thinking about that just gives me goosebumps and I can't help but let a tear or two slip. Heaven is real, heaven is the finish line, when were done with this life it's there waiting for us if we have received it. It last forever and doesn't perish or fade like our life's hear. It only makes sense to always think about it. I am so glad that the Lord brought this to my attention and gave me conviction about it. I was really missing out on a lot of joy and amazement by being so consumed with right now and not thinking of what God has promised us. I now know that thinking about the life I have to come is so important and it makes me even more eager to live a good life hear so I can have an even better one with Jesus in paradise. I hope you guys can take something from this today and just take a minute to think about what living in heaven is going to be like, and that we shouldn't worry and consume ourselves so much with this life but with the great, beautiful life that's to come."Think about the things of Heaven. Not the things of Earth. Col. 3:2
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