Had this thought to title this first post, "why?" Not sure why I decided to do that, but I will just start recording my thoughts and see where this thing goes.
I continue to think about death as more and more people keep dying. I know I should not worry about it as much as I do, but when I lie in bed at night or take a long bike ride it just stays with me. I have this unhealthy fear of eternity. It is inevitable and I know that since I have made my decision to follow Christ and believe that he died on the cross for my sins then I will spend eternity in heaven. Life is hard on earth, but I enjoy it. Maybe I am not supposed to be enjoying is much as I am right now. Life is easy when you have a job and make plenty of money. I am not a millionaire by any means, but I am blessed. There are many people in the rest of the world that probably don't consider themselves to be blessed. There are people who probably can't wait for eternity because it would be a much better place than earth. I wonder why I have the privilege of falling into the category of the haves, while other people would be in the have nots.
Romans 8:35
"Who shall seperate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?"
I have been told that God's love is a furious love. It is like we are a tree and his love is like a hurricane pushing up against us. Have I experienced this love? Nothing can separate us from this love, right? Why do I feel like I then have the power to separate myself from it. Is this what the people who have nothing hold onto. Hardship, famine, nakedness, even death cannot come between us and the Father's love for us.
Horrible things happen on the earth, but nothing can ever separate us from our relationship with God. "Either Jesus Christ is a deceiver, having deceived even Paul, or else some extraordinary things happens to someone who holds on to the love of God when the odds are totally against him." Oswald Chambers
Pray for Africa, Pray for Uganda, Pray for Sudan, Pray for North Korea
I continue to think about death as more and more people keep dying. I know I should not worry about it as much as I do, but when I lie in bed at night or take a long bike ride it just stays with me. I have this unhealthy fear of eternity. It is inevitable and I know that since I have made my decision to follow Christ and believe that he died on the cross for my sins then I will spend eternity in heaven. Life is hard on earth, but I enjoy it. Maybe I am not supposed to be enjoying is much as I am right now. Life is easy when you have a job and make plenty of money. I am not a millionaire by any means, but I am blessed. There are many people in the rest of the world that probably don't consider themselves to be blessed. There are people who probably can't wait for eternity because it would be a much better place than earth. I wonder why I have the privilege of falling into the category of the haves, while other people would be in the have nots.
Romans 8:35
"Who shall seperate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?"
I have been told that God's love is a furious love. It is like we are a tree and his love is like a hurricane pushing up against us. Have I experienced this love? Nothing can separate us from this love, right? Why do I feel like I then have the power to separate myself from it. Is this what the people who have nothing hold onto. Hardship, famine, nakedness, even death cannot come between us and the Father's love for us.
Horrible things happen on the earth, but nothing can ever separate us from our relationship with God. "Either Jesus Christ is a deceiver, having deceived even Paul, or else some extraordinary things happens to someone who holds on to the love of God when the odds are totally against him." Oswald Chambers
Pray for Africa, Pray for Uganda, Pray for Sudan, Pray for North Korea
