I hear it all the time. Sometimes
it’s in jest, but often the speaker truly believes that death is the only way
their situation can get worse. Why is that?
Maybe non-believers have reason;
subconsciously realizing that death will be much, much worse than life. But as
a Christian (and an American), I really have no excuse - yet I often catch
myself thinking it, even if I’m not
dramatically spouting it aloud. God showers me with thousands of mercies every
moment, and not to mention, I live in a land of incredible ease. So I skipped
breakfast. Am I really starving by lunchtime? So my friends shun me, make me
feel like a freak. Is the solitude really all that bad? So I stub my toe. Is
the pain really bad enough to make believe I’m gonna die?
And that’s not even biblically
correct. As Christians, through Jesus we have gained entrance into heaven.
Death is fine, better than living here. For us, death isn’t a way for our
situation to get worse; it means we can spend eternity with our Father. So
really, in tough times, in pain, why do we say “I’m gonna die!” like it’s a bad
thing? Shouldn’t we be saying “I’m gonna LIVE!”?
~Charli Rae |Job 39:19-25|
That's a really good thought, Charli. I totally agree. It's easy to fear death, but when you let God consume your thoughts, then it's easy to eagerly await--well-- Life. You know, the real one that is to come. Here's a good verse to go with this post:
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That is a very good thought like Karyn said. I do agree.
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Hannah K.
Hey, that's a great way to think about it. We as Christians should really think of "dying" as "living"! I can't wait until I get to Heaven, can you?
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