There are times when we’re facing so many problems that we tend to forget the happiness that’s waiting for us in heaven. Little by little, we lose sight of our our hope. We lose that kind of joy that should always be within our hearts.
It isn’t that we should altogether disregard our earthly affairs, for we all need to live our lives here for a while. It is also in our earthly existence where we gather eternal treasures we could never lose.
But no matter how busy we are and no matter how dark our days may be, we should always set aside time to take care of our heavenly hope. We must remember the great promises of our Lord and the mansions He has prepared for us. We should nourish our souls with thoughts that would lift us up and give us the strength again to accomplish our many chores.
Look towards that day when you shall see your departed loved ones again. Try to imagine that place where you shall finally see God face to face!
Remembering heaven would expand our perspective. It helps us see beyond the irritations, delays and frustrations we meet each day. It also helps us visualize the kind of future in store for the people we love the most.
Are there some people you want to help but you feel powerless to do so? Do you find it almost impossible to imagine how their condition could change for the better?
Lift them up in prayer and let the Lord bring grace upon your spiritual eyes that you may see. He may allow you to see how one day, God can bring out good from all that seems so bad. God can heal all the wounds we think could no longer be healed. And out of much darkness, He can still create beauty that never fades.
“Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honourable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” — Philippians 4:8, WEBBE
“In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.” — St. Teresa of Avila
“Son,’he said,’ ye cannot in your present state understand eternity…That is what mortals misunderstand. They say of some temporal suffering, “No future bliss can make up for it,” not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.”? C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
The thing about hope is that it’s a positive force that shines the most when it’s dark. When everything’s going well, we hardly notice it’s there. But when things go against us, when our dreams fade and when we see no immediate reprieve from our troubles, that’s when hope does its best work for us.
"Where Hope Can Be Found"