Have I Ever Wanted Anything Else?

This is yet another great post by Pete Wilson and I thought that it was very timely.

I’ve been thinking a lot about heaven lately. I don’t know why. No big life changes, it’s just been on my mind.

To be honest most of my life I’ve loved the idea of heaven, but I’m not sure I’ve ever been ready to go. As the amazing theologian Kenny Chesney says, “Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go right now.”

I think the problem is our imagination is broken. What if I were to ask you…

Would you like to wake up and never feel guilt again in your life?

Would you like to wake up and never have to deal with any physical or mental shortcomings and love absolutely everything about yourself?

Would you like to wake up  and  be in the presence of the one person who loves you more than anyone in all of creation and who will love you more each day?

Would you love to wake up and see the unstained creation of a glorious God which makes anything you’ve ever seen pale in comparison?

Would you love to wake up and be free from the doubt,  questions, longings and pain which cause you to know inside that there has to be something more?

Would you love to wake up and feel complete joy, purpose and acceptance minus such feelings as lack of self esteem, anger, disappointment, stress, worry, and bitterness?

The answer to any and all of these questions would be yes right?

I think C.S. Lewis summed it up well when he said…

There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven, but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever wanted anything else.