I Want To Be Raptured Now!

I don't know that I believe in a Rapture anymore, but I sure hope there is one - and preferably today!! I think you know what I mean! There are some days that escape sounds fantastic, aren't there?

I think I'm living in ecclesiastical days. I've done all and seen all, etc. The simple joys and pleasures of being with friends and laughing and sharing occupy me now. Seeking God and knowing Him - that's my passion. I don't need to climb any more mountains or conquer any more worlds. I think about various interests I used to have, and they are firmly in the past. My desires have dwindled down to just a few.

I'm tempted to think that there's something wrong with me because of the hustle and bustle of others around me and the constant challenge from the church and world to "be more and do more" and to "fulfill my destiny." Where did all this craziness come from you may wonder! I read a few years ago that the advent of marketing/advertising had created this unrest and feeling that one never has enough or does enough. Where did contentment go? To the store to buy the next new "must have."

So . . . my challenge today? To be content in the life God has given me, and to be at rest in Him, trusting that He has this crazy world, and my life, in His capable, competent hands. I still wouldn't mind being raptured!

Longing for Home

Here I am again, 3 a.m. and wide awake. A good time for clarity of thought. Last night I was on the phone with a friend, talking about the struggle of life. She said, "There's really nothing wrong - everything is okay, but . . . nothing is okay." I understand those feelings - a general discontentment without being able to pinpoint anything specific. We all have those times, don't we? Times of restlessness, times of wanting more, or wanting less.

In a moment of insight, I think, I said that the real problem is that we were never intended to be content with this life. We were made for another place, we were made for the perfection of God's presence. God has put eternity in our hearts. Hebrews 11 tells us about people who had their sights on another city, a far better place. They never found it in this life. We will never find our home here either. Our hearts, our spirits, our longings, all belong to another place. We are just traveling through. Maybe it helps to know that we are not alone in that struggle to live in the here and now. One day, though, our faith will become sight.