Imagine 1,000,000 years from now.

[undone]

Like the lyric in Amazing Grace, "when we've been there, ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun. We've known less days, to sing God's praise, then when we first begun".

Imagine 1,000,000 years from now....

The troubles of today being so, so far in the past. An eternity yet to go. All because of the Love poured out by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Righteous, peace, and joy in their purest form. To be lived out forever and ever. WOW! Makes you believe you can face just about anything here today. To yeild to His will to carry out His purpose for the tiny blip of time we are here.

Let Him have His way with your life today. It's certainly a challenge to me. Way too often, I'm caught up in the worries of THIS life. Working for treasures in THIS world. Believing I should have it all now and then. I have to face the fact that I'll be in His presence some day and we'll be reviewing what I did to fulfill the purpose He has for me. I so desparately want to hear, "Well done my good and faithful servant" from my Lord.

Will you be there too? Will we worship the Lord together for that eternity? Will you help me fulfill my purpose and will you let me help you fulfill yours?

I want so desparately to be led by the Spirit. Why oh why do I struggle with this flesh!?! I should be farther along in my spiritual life than I am! Will I get there and be sorrowful for the time wasted? The opportunities wasted?

All I can do is trust that He is at work in me, pray, and learn the Word. Trust that some day, yes some day, I'll hear my King say, "Good and faithful servant" as He hands me a crown of glory. And I will place it at His feet saying, "You alone are Worthy", "You alone are Worthy". For 1,000,000 years and more.

[Afal]

Wow! Thank you for this. It certainly has made me think this morning about my priorities. Do I waste too much time worrying about 'today' when 'today' will just be a blip in time in comparison to eternity?

Thank you for the encouragement!

Edited July 2, 2007 by Afal

[undone]

i thought there wasn't any sorrow in heaven.

You may be right. I do read where there is weaping and gnashing of teeth. I've heard some teaching that suggests this isn't necessarily people destined for hell but people who, like I suggest, got their ticket punched and are in heaven but realize they wasted their opportunity on earth. I'm not claiming this to be THE message that is meant here but there is room for this possibility if you read it. You won't find me fighting anyone for this translation. I simply am trying to emphasize the perspective that we are here for such as short amount of time, we have but this one opportunity at life to please our Heavenly Father. We''ll will be rewarded in Heaven for the "works" that do not burn up when tested with fire.