Well it's been a while since I have been on here and written anything. I mean it isn't like I think that everything I think is worth writing down, or that everyone would want to hear what I think about anything, but yesterday I was hit with something worth saying.
Yesterday on our way home from church I was on facebook, as many people were. Now I have many friends on facebook that I have never met in person. But somehow over the test of time we have become friends. Some are family that I haven't seen or heard from in a long time and others are friends that are closer than family sometimes.
Well, one of my facebook friends, that I have not met in person, but whom I truly enjoy seeing and hearing what she has to say, was live on facebook. Her name is Nina Dickie Mills.
Now let me tell you, in my book, she lives right at the door to heaven. She was going on about what she was doing. She gets to kayak in this lovely water and see all kinds of wildlife and just commune with God in a most glorious way. As she was talking she invited people to come up and share in her privilege, her peace, her wondrous way of life. Now, like I said, I have never met her, but she invited me to come on up and see her as well. She took her phone and was showing us all the beauty that was held around her. I told her I would have to live vicariously through her. But she said I should come up and experience it.
As she was showing us all around with her phone, and talking about every little thing, I caught a glimpse, a sliver, a miniscule iota of what she gets to see every day. She made it real. She made it inviting. She does that so often when she goes live or when she is posting and encouraging others.
Her and her husband have had some major weight loss and they encourage everyone to do the same. To get healthy. By listening to her and seeing what she posts I can catch a glimpse of who she is.
I have so many other people on here that do the same.
I have friends that sell things, one in particular comes to mind. She sells bags. She is one of the kindest people that I have ever met in my life. She is an encourager, a giver, a lover of people.
And when you talk to her, you can catch a glimpse of her heart. She is a joy to be around.
I have people on here that I have known since my kids were little. They talk about their kids and the things that are going on in their lives. It is easy to catch a glimpse of their heart.
When my kids post things about their work, their kids (my babies), their politics, any little thing, it is easy to catch a glimpse. Sometimes it is a little one, sometimes it is a big one.
We all have that friend or two that gets on and goes off about everyone and everything. Those are the ones where we catch a glimpse of the drama. Move on by!!
As some of you may know, I like to paint. I like to sing. I like to write.
When I share these with you I am giving you a glimpse of who I am.
But I want to share something with you all. A singer, a writer, an artist. That is not who I really am.
I Am a child of God.
I Am a Christian.
I Am heaven bound.
I Am loved.
I Am worthy.
I Am precious.
I know that sounds kind of funny after saying I want you to catch a glimpse. I am not wanting you to catch a glimpse of me. I want you to catch a glimpse of heaven, of Jesus.
You see, Nina shows me a little of what heaven on earth could be like. My niece recently went to Scotland and posted pictures. I can see what heaven on earth can be like.
I see pictures of my husband, children and grandchildren, my sisters and brothers and all my extended family and my special friends. But you know that is just a glimpse of what heaven could be like, here on earth.
As awesome as all that is, it is still not heaven. It is still earth.
I am just a pilgrim in this place, beautiful as it is and wonderful as all my family and friends are, it isn't my home. It is my home away from home.
My home is where Jesus is. In my home the pavement, the roads are made of gold. The rivers are crystal clear, their is a heavenly choir that I can not wait to hear in person. There are family and friends that are waiting there for me. My daddy and a couple of grandbabies that I can't wait to wrap my Darlin' arms around. I can't wait to meet a few of the saints that have went before. I can't wait to bow before the throne of God because I know I won't be able to stand in His presence. I can't wait to join the choir that sings of His holiness.
But mostly I can't wait to see Jesus. Jesus, the lover of my soul. Jesus who thought I was worth dying for.
I can't wait to see Him. To thank Him for all He did for me. For my salvation! For my healings! For His many blessing!!
Oh if you could catch just a glimpse of heaven I know you would want to go. This world is passing by, it will not last. The Bible says heaven and earth will pass away and there will be a new heaven.
You know, if the first heaven is as awesome as it sounds can you imagine what the new one will be like? Oh how beautiful heaven must be!! How beautiful it will be because King Jesus will be there!!
Please catch just a glimpse of my new home. Just a glimpse. There is plenty of room! Hope to see you there. For you see, you can't live vicariously through me. You will need to experience this for yourself!!
