For eternity

Life on Earth is a Prologue. It is a whisper of eternity. When our life on earth ends, it is not THE END. It is the BEGINNING. The life we live prepares us for eternity. How differently we would live our lives if we thought of it as training or preparation for a different life in another place.

Life is a proving ground where we learn our own strength. It’s where we learn to be what we were originally created to be. But instead of being able to live as we were created to live, we must spend our lives re-learning what was erased by the Fall. We must re-learn how to love, how to hope, how to have joy. And all this must be done in the confines of a fleshly body that is decaying and prone to limp and stray.
It’s all part of Restoration. God is about the Restoration and has asked a frail, ragged army of skeletons to join Him in the work. And as we join in, we are slowly and painfully transformed from skeleton to sculpture and from sculpture to saint. This transformation is a mystery that is not beyond God. It’s all part of His Restoration process. And when the Restoration is complete, there will be no more tears, all things will be made new, and we will be with Him for eternity.

In the blink of an eye

on being with a friend who is battling a serious illness. our lives are but a vapor and can be gone in an instant.

in the blink of an eye.

you put me here for a reason,
you have a mission for me,
you knew my name and you called it long before i learned to breathe,
sometimes i feel disappointed by the way i spend my time,
how can i further your kingdom when i’m so wrapped up in mine?

in a blink of an eye,
that is when,
i’ll be closer to you than i’ve ever been.

time will fly,
but until then i’ll embrace every moment i’m given,
there’s a reason i’m alive,
for the blink of an eye.

and tho i’m living a good life,
can my life be something great?
i have to answer the question before its too late.

i’ll give the very best of me,
that becomes my legacy,
so tell me what am i waiting for?
what am i waiting for?

by Mercy Me

God With Us

Who are we that You would be mindful of us
What do You see that’s worth looking our way
We are free in ways that we never should be
Sweet release from the grip of these chains
Like hinges straining from the weight
My heart no longer can keep from singing.

All that is within me cries for You alone
Be glorified Emmanuel God with us
My heart sings a brand new song
The debt is paid
These chains are gone
Emmanuel God with us.

Lord You know our hearts don’t deserve Your glory
Still You show a love we cannot afford
Like hinges straining from the weight
My heart no longer can keep from singing.

Such a tiny offering compared to Calvary
Nevertheless we lay it at your feet.

by Mercy Me