Looking To Heaven

So I'm not sure why I decided to start a blog.

I'm really not.

But while I'm here, I guess I can tell you what's on my mind... Heaven.

I went to a DNow weekend youth conference this past weekend and in one of the talks, our speaker, Scott, was talking about heaven.  He was telling us that if we do not think about, long for, or want to have a taste of heaven, then we have stored our treasures in the wrong place.  Well, I have been thinking. I DO yearn for heaven.  Who wouldn't want to leave this disgusting and spinning mud ball behind and go to spend an eternity in the glory of God, right?  Well, then I thought about something else.  Back in September, I had a friend die in a car accident.  I know that she is in heaven, delighting in her Savior and giving her Savior delight. I know that. So then it made me think. Do I yearn for heaven more now than I did before my friend died because I want to see her?

This is something I had to be in prayer about and I have come to this conclusion: no. I don't long for heaven to see Virginia. I long for heaven because I'm tired of the filth, pain, and suffering of this world.  But heaven would allow me to see Virginia once more.

So, heaven. How cool is that? Just think about Heaven for a minute. Revelation 21:4 says, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."  Now does that sound awesome or what? On earth, we come across a lot of people who are concerned about their appearance.  They are concerned that their bodies aren't "perfect" enough.  In heaven, we will be perfectly beautiful for an ETERNITY. Perfect as our bodies were created to be. Isn't that something to yearn for? I certainly think so.