Over the years my understanding of why I exist has changed a
number of times. Now that I am
officially “old” I know for certain that I will be standing naked and empty
handed before my Creator soon. All of us
die- 100% guaranteed no matter how hard we work to stay fit and healthy. And the existence of God is evident in
creation even though the vast majority of people do not want to acknowledge
Him. Just because we don’t want a
righteous judge to exist does not change the fact that He does.
I am at peace with God.
I long to meet Him face to face.
I understand the apostle Paul saying “to live is Christ and to die is
gain”. I don’t feel like my work here is
done- there are some people I love very much who are not ready to meet their
Maker and I keep praying for them and hoping to influence them but if God calls
me home I will not kick and scream about it!
I can’t say that I have peace with earthly life though. I feel like I am on the battlefield in a
war. I feel battered and beat up- pulled
in different directions- tempted and tried.
I can feel exhausted like I am climbing up Mt Elbert and there is no
oxygen! (Did that once and only reached
the summit because my sweet hubby helped me). Daily life can wear a person down. Sometimes we have an agenda but the multitude
of distractions and interruptions keep us from accomplishing much. Or we are fighting a bad habit and we have
days where we fall flat on our faces, both scenarios can be discouraging.
In the midst of all the madness- all the horrible scenes on
the nightly news- there can be a peace and calm inside that feels rock
solid. It comes from knowing with
absolute certainty that God Almighty is pleased with me. I’m not perfect- I still fall flat on my face
and sin daily – I get impatient- speak without thinking- eat when I am not
hungry- but I have more confidence of my right standing with God than I have
ever had before in my life. I have more compassion
for the lost and suffering- more hope for victory over the sins that I struggle
with- because God is FOR me. It is a peaceful place to be.
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