This World

This post first written Feb. 24... edited March 3...


"... This world is empty, pale, and poor... compared to knowing you my Lord..."



That's part of the lyrics to a song I like to sing now and then around the house... give me the name and artist if you know it...



Sometimes it is hard to believe the meaning behind those words while all consumed in THIS world. The love I have for my husband and for my sons... it is hard to believe that there is something better than THAT love. The love I have for favorite parts of my world, even...



But I realize that the love and beauty I love here is a glimpse into God's world He has for us... waiting off in His wings. He is giving us plenty of time to come to know Him... to know that He sent His son into this world for us. Plenty of time for us to learn that IT is not all about us and this world here.



His love is so much greater than we can imagine. His hopes for us so much bigger than we can fathom. Faith... have faith.



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My husband and I have been watching the old ER shows... started with season one and we are into season three now. Sorry if you are not familiar with the show or characters... but we just watched three episodes last night that surrounded the incident with Dr. Gant and his suicide/accident falling on the train tracks... watched the episode that shows Dr. Carter sorting through his feelings about what happened... and him trying to figure out Dr. Benton's feelings.



And then we went to bed... late! As I was brushing my teeth, those thoughts above the line up there came gushing out. (Hubby can tell you about it! :-)

I just am challenged in my faith when I think about those opposing views. I love the love I have here. I feel in touch with God enough to know that the love and glory He has waiting for us is going to outshine ANYTHING I can imagine here. I am blessed to be blessed here... and blessed to know my future with God.

So, then... it is just a little fear of the unknown. God has not shown us everything we need to know yet. My faith will need to strengthen to be more comfortable with His plans... and that is what I wrestle with. I like it here.... but I need to focus my heart on where my treasure/future will lie.

This version of this post may not make a lot of sense... especially with the reference to a possible suicide in the ER episode I mentioned. I just did not want to delve that deeply into that sensitive and important topic at this time. But I will leave you with a couple of Bible verses:

Matthew 6:19-21 Don't store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where they will never become moth-eaten or rusty and where they will be safe from thieves. Wherever your treasure, there your heart and thoughts will also be.

Colossians 3:2-4 Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth. For you died when Chtrist died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. So when you are weighed down with troubles, it is for your benefit and salvation! For when God comforts us, it is so that we, in turn, can be encouragement to you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. We are confident that as you share in suffering, you will also share in God's comfort.