“What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” My pastor just recently spoke on the latter end of this verse. Appearing for a little while and then vanishing. What a glorious thought! I do not know the reason, but God has been prodding me to write about this topic and His recent working in my heart about it. It has been a hard topic for me in the past to try to understand or even think about. I never liked it. It was not that I did not trust that God would do what He said that would do. I think that it is because I have held the “things” of this world, or the “opportunities” still left undone – undone. I have always wanted to get married, have kids, plant a church in some other country, and many other things. What are all those things worth if my one joy of life is not to joy in Christ my wonderful Savior? I am realizing that death is not a bad thing at all! It is an incredible time. It is a time where you shed your mortal body and all the lusts and desires of the flesh in this depraved world, and you take on a new glorious body to worship and glory in your Redeemer for the rest of all eternity! Our minds are but finite. I wish I could understand it all. It is not mine to understand yet. This is what death is like for a Christian. There is much to worry about as unbeliever. To unbelieve in Christ and believe in yourself will not get you as far as your next breath. For those that are unbelieving, BELIEVE! He is so worth it! He is amazing! I admit that I am not there yet! I do not think that I have come to the point yet to where every thought of death is a grand thing, but God is drawing me. I am nearing my time of departure! I do not know if God is bringing me to this point right now for the reason that others may testify of my life and my eagerness to see Him or whether it is to encourage another mortal in this depraved world. All I know is my time is getting closer and I am getting more and more excited.
God has been doing some incredible things in my life! I get so tired of the flesh though. I feel like it is a ball chained to my ankle as I am striving to run this race of life. It is getting lighter though. Oh, it is getting so much lighter! He, who is so incredibly good has been taking my burden off. It is so good to fellowship with Him! It is easy for me to get caught up in what will happen in the future, but I am also realizing that it is not a good thing to lurk in this kind of thinking. I went to hear Kyle Paisley speak tonight at a nearby conference. I was not sure what to expect in the preaching, but the message was a huge reminder to keep pressing on. His main point came from Galatians 6:9 which reads, “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” For those others out there that are struggling in your earthly clay vessel, make the best of it in His magnificent name and wait patiently for that time when Christ takes you to meet Him face to face!Waiting for that perfect day!

Josh Blaha