How often do you really enjoy your relationship with God? There are times when we may really appreciate Christ for who He is, and what He has done. As a result we may find that we are very thankful that He came and saved us. And while you may be filled with a spirit of thankfulness, is that really the same thing as enjoying your relationship with the Creator of Life?
There are brief, dynamic moments when we truly enjoy our relationship with Christ. These instances are more likely to be during times of prayer, fasting, or especially worship. These dynamic moments are windows into what our life will be like in heaven. But now the question becomes, are we looking forward to the person we will encounter in heaven or the place itself. Randy Alcorn writes that the two attitudes should really be the desire, and that there should be no distinction between the two. After all, what is heaven without God?" Every thought of Heaven should move our hearts toward God, just as every thought of God will move our hearts 'above' in Heaven, where Christ is, not just 'set your hearts on God' (Col. 3:1-2)."
It is hard to imagine eternity, because we live in a temporal world. Even so, we are called to fix our gaze on heaven, because that is the place where dynamic encounters with God in which we will be filled to the brim of our innermost being with joy, peace, worship and life, will be the norm, not the exception.
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