Heart Felt
There are times in my life where I have heard people talk about how wonderful Heaven will be. They talk of knowing that we will have no pain or suffering. I think of this often as I hear about loved ones who suffer illness, tragedy, or just suffer.
Recently, there have been incident in life that has caused me to think about that even more. One of my children had their heart strings pulled a little. As I witness the anguish that child is experiencing and reflect on the moments in my life when I have had the same, it causes me to think about Heaven.
We may not have physical pain, but I do believe there will be a sense of emotional anguish. Just thinking about it hurts. If we even try to imagine in the slightest degree that we will not have have loved ones with us in Heaven, friends, family, associates, and more; how will our hearts handled it? How does the Lord handle it? I do not understand the concept very well.
I do know that I should be doing everything I can to make sure that "my table has no empty seats", as the saying goes. I don't want to get to Heaven and have to endure such anguish because someone I love is not there, whether they are family or not.
My child is learning to endure that anguish right now. I wish I could say that this child will not have to endure it again, but I can't. I feel this anguish when I see my children not living to their potentials, when I see a brother or sister going astray from the path that leads to God's Kingdom, when I mourn with those who have left the path and are trying to make it back. I think this is called Godly Sorrow. It is my belief that this is the type of agony Christ felt in The Garden, but multiplied many times over. Can you imagine? When I think of it this way, I get a small glimpse at what broke His heart.
Think about it.
Recently, there have been incident in life that has caused me to think about that even more. One of my children had their heart strings pulled a little. As I witness the anguish that child is experiencing and reflect on the moments in my life when I have had the same, it causes me to think about Heaven.
We may not have physical pain, but I do believe there will be a sense of emotional anguish. Just thinking about it hurts. If we even try to imagine in the slightest degree that we will not have have loved ones with us in Heaven, friends, family, associates, and more; how will our hearts handled it? How does the Lord handle it? I do not understand the concept very well.
I do know that I should be doing everything I can to make sure that "my table has no empty seats", as the saying goes. I don't want to get to Heaven and have to endure such anguish because someone I love is not there, whether they are family or not.
My child is learning to endure that anguish right now. I wish I could say that this child will not have to endure it again, but I can't. I feel this anguish when I see my children not living to their potentials, when I see a brother or sister going astray from the path that leads to God's Kingdom, when I mourn with those who have left the path and are trying to make it back. I think this is called Godly Sorrow. It is my belief that this is the type of agony Christ felt in The Garden, but multiplied many times over. Can you imagine? When I think of it this way, I get a small glimpse at what broke His heart.
Think about it.
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