The Good News

I hope that these thoughts will be coherent enough to understand. It's 2 am, and I love Jesus. The thought of being with Him in heaven is exciting. Saying that, I also want you to know that I will not kill myself to get there. He has changed my life. Just thinking about the changes that He has made, amaze me. Lord you are awesome, amazing, wonderful, beautiful,... I have run across some very sad web sites dedicated to loved ones lost. I've been very gungho for some reason that nothing is hard. What am I thinking? Life can be tragic. First, Jesus doesn't kill people. He may set their time, but He will not take them away from us. He's not selfish. Which I'm sure that some, if not all, of you know. Second, when you fall "asleep" 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 says "13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus." I've heard to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. That's something to get excited about. To be present with Beauty and Love. That is what I want. However, I don't feel that tragedy has ever fallen at my feet so I know that it is so easy for me to say things like that when I'm not missing anyone. I only pray that when I'm forced to say goodbye to someone I dearly love, that I will remember eternity and where they are. Sometimes when we lose people dear to us, God hopes to get our attention, and learn about His grace so that we might share His glory with others who are dealing with tough times. Starting with a near fatal accident in 1998, to the loss of two very good friends, and finally my miscarriage, God was trying to get my attention. He got more than my attention, He won my heart. Let me say that I am reading books on loss so that I can understand the emotions that I might be denying. I hope to write some more on what I'm reading.