a glimpse


            I am surrounded by some pretty incredible people. My daughters, family and friends, everyone is praying for me; even people who don’t know me. I was contemplating this and feeling so very loved; you know that warm, joyful and content feeling that washes over you when you feel loved. It occurs to me that when we feel that way we are getting a glimpse of heaven. We all know that God IS love and in heaven we will be in his physical presence. We will be awash in that feeling but it won’t be temporary, it will be eternal. Can you stand it?

            Imagine living without pity parties, without grumbling, without anger. Some people actually seem to enjoy being in a bad mood, how will they take heaven? When we take the time to love people like this, we take the opportunity to be God’s messengers and we give them a glimpse of heaven. Those who appear the most unlovable are the ones who need love the most.

           God loves us so that we can spread it around and he blesses us with more. So, go ahead, give someone a glimpse of heaven today.

1 John 4: 12-16 “No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God and God in them.”

 

 
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  1. MicheleMarch 5, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    Beautiful thought. If you have time there is an excellent book titled "John Dear on Peace". What a better world it would be if we all truly loved! You are a phenomenal woman Jen (Jody)! Hugs

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