Something that has always fascinated me is what is heaven like? I have read some books from people who have claimed to have died, gone to heaven, and then come back again. I have watched multiple interviews and talks from different people, as well as looked into some scientific research.
Devotional
Francis Chan wrote a book called ‘Crazy Love’ where the first three sentences of chapter one read: “What if I said to you ‘stop praying’? What if I told you to stop talking at God for a while, but instead to take a long, hard look at Him before you speak another word? Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words.”
It wasn’t so long ago that I had a vision – but it wasn’t so much a vision as it was a picture. I was processing a thought and then a picture came to mind to help illustrate. The picture was of a storm, and this storm represents our lives. The chaos. Our struggles. Our battles. The pains. The hurts. Misunderstandings. Life basically.
Love a subject that has preoccupied mankind since it’s very beginning. It is something that permeates every part of our lives. Countless of things have been written about love of which the Bible is no exception. It flows throughout the Old and New Testaments, showing the living God to be truly the real author of love.
Growing up as a young boy in Texas “gentleness” was not on my bucket list of qualities to acquire. I grew up with Bonanza and G.I. Joes. Never once did Mr. Rogers appear on my list of “people I most want to be like.” How could he help when challenged to a fight? Which I was by Rusty in the sixth grade.
Examples of faithfulness catch our attention. One example of faithfulness went viral in 2013. The video “What is Love?” told the story of Bill and Glad Forward. It has been viewed almost 2 million times. The video tells the story of Bill and Glad and how they met more than 50 years ago. Like many couples they faced each other and made promises to be faithful to each other and take care of each other no matter what came to them in life.