Tattoos..
No, I don't have one
No, I am not getting one
as
I don't think I could sit still long enough
to have someone pinch me with needles.
But
I got to thinking about tattoos~
something that is so permanent
in your skin...
Forever.
Something that you choose to add to your skin
that is a reminder of something~
etched in your skin
Forever.
But then
there are also those
"somethings"
that are etched on our hearts
Forever~
something
that you may have chosen for yourself
or
other's may have chosen to add,
that are reminders of
something
that pinch
that sting
as long as you are sitting still
and feeling the pain of them...
Feeling so permanent
Feeling so heavy
Feeling so
Forever.
Even though we are told
they are
light and momentary.
since what is seen is
just
TEMPORARY.
II Corinthians 4:18
Our
pain
hurts
burdens
and this world~
all
TEMPORARY.
What is one of your "somethings" that feels so permanent?
Is it something from the past, present or
something that you know that you have to face in the future?
Oh I have many "somethings"
that were
that are
and more
that will be,
but as I just look at one of my "somethings"
that
God has used~
the
TEMPORARY
ringing in my ears~
it has
opened my eyes to how
TEMPORARY
this world is,
how temporary our pain is,
making me really focus on
the
One~
Who isn't
TEMPORARY
and
Eternity~
that is not
TEMPORARY.
Eternity~
what is unseen
No more tears,
No more ringing in the ears,
No more whatever is weighing you down
that
brings a thirst for
what will be
instead of what is.
We have to focus on
what will be,
or our heads will explode~
a perfectly perfect eternity!
Everything will be perfect.
No more worrying about the
what ifs
what was
what is...
All gone.
Even though
we still have to walk through the
TEMPORARY
which may not be fun at times...
looking up
allows us to take the next step
so
we do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day II Corinthians 4:16
Today's Word is
TEMPORARY...
because
when Jesus
becomes your
"something",
His Love
becomes
permanently tattooed on your heart
~Forever~
that has the power
to lift the
weight
of whatever is weighing you down~
whether it is
what is seen
what is felt
what was seen
what was felt
by
making it
Light and Momentary~
TEMPORARY
because
Jesus is
about
right now
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:1-4
Just look up
becuase
He is
looking at you...
Forever.