Life as a Christian Woman

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,
but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:17

Do you ever wonder what Heaven will be like? Dumb question, of course you do! All Christians think about it at one time or another. We’ve heard of the Pearly Gates and Streets of Gold.

And of course, we all joke about what we expect out of Heaven. My little girl thinks Heaven will be one big American Girl Doll store (if so, I hope they hand out lots of Heavenly Dollars at the Pearly Gates!).  Golfers insist that Heaven will have the best golf course, and some of us dream of a Heaven with calorie-free chocolate.

And we also make comments when someone has died, such as “I’m sure she is looking down on us right now.”

Once, when I was younger, I told my dad that whenever he died I was going to have to be extra good, because he would be able to see everything I did. My dad said that he was going to be busy… he figured once he was actually face-to-face with God, he wasn’t going to care too much about what was going on down here.

Scripture backs him up on that.

There is nothing but joy in Heaven, everlasting praise of our God:

⁶Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!  For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
⁷Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

Revelation 19: 6-7

People of all races and nations will be there:

⁹After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

Revelation 7: 9

And there will be no sadness:

⁴He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

Revelation 21: 4

We are in this world, but we are not of this world. We were created to be in communion with God. We will suffer indignities and pain while we are here, because Satan is in control of so much of this earth. But this is only temporary. This is just a brief speck of time in what will be a glorious eternity!