Anticipation

So I'm clearly not a writer...just sharing my thoughts....

Last night, after a nice chat with B and the kids, I almost had to laugh at myself...I was practically giddy over the thought of them being here in just a few days! I am so excited to see them, to hug them and to go out and have tons of fun! I thought how long this trip would feel if I did not have their arrival to look forward to! I am enjoying the scenery, but so much more knowing I can soon enjoy it with my family. Dining alone might be lonesome if I wasn't scouting out places to take the fam when they arrive...everything about this trip is doable and even enjoyable because of the anticipation of my family's arrival...

As I ponder this, I consider how similar this is to the renewed life we find in Christ! Once we become a Christ-follower our problems do not suddenly disappear, we continue to face the challenges of being a sinner in a fallen world. However, we now live in anticipation of Christ's return and meeting our Father in Heaven. Just as the anticipation of my family's arrival has made this business trip doable, even enjoyable...our anticipation of being united with Christ one day in our home in Heaven makes this earthly life doable...maybe even enjoyable! This life is only temporary, Home awaits us on the other side!

Mark 13:32-33
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, only the Father. Be on guard! Be Alert! You do not know when that time will come.

Matthew 6:19-20
Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure, there your heart will be aslo.