Where Will You Go in The Prelife?

Perhaps I forgot it in the first place because it wasn't as good a thought as I thought. You be the judge:

The pastor mentioned the "afterlife" today, and I realized what a silly term that is. What we see in front of us at present is not really life, but merely a picture of reality. The spiritual realm is the true reality, and life indeed.

For believers, then, it is not the so-called afterlife with which we must contend. By the grace of God, we have salvation from Hell through Jesus Christ and are guaranteed a place with Him in heaven.

Therefore, it is here in the "prelife" that we must ask the question, "Where will I go?" Our salvation does NOT depend upon works, but the quality of our lives on this earth is dictated by our relationship with our Lord, by our decision to follow Him in the minutiae of earthly living. Sometimes I wonder why God placed me here in this society, in this community, in this time period. But in the end it doesn't really matter; what matters is what I do with that fact. Will I allow myself to be steered in the right direction? If I believe what I say I do, I must allow my ultimate end to dictate this "middle way."

So when I have shuffled off this mortal coil, when I am only spirit, as I am meant to be, I will then be living life indeed...yes, life after death is life indeed.

Sometimes Life Gets in the Way

What is the thought
that I had today
as I sat in church,
thinking,
"Oh, how interesting!
I need to come back
to this thought later,
and add it to my blog..."
?

One-Point-Five Years

It's been quite a while since I last posted, though one-and-a-half years (or so) isn't really all that much in the scheme of things. STILL, I am more than amazed at what can happen in that span of time. For example? Since then, I've had a daughter.

A DAUGHTER! Man, do "I grow old...I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"...

I must say that I am rather excited to see what musings the little bean will bring as I watch her sprout. She has been lifetimes in the making, and in her own lifetime I hope to glimpse all those that have come before--the eternal in the temporal. She is the present linking my past and my future, and God's purpose has never smelled so sweet. Indeed, I love her.