Shootings, terrorists attacks, racial division and all the other terrible events are what you see every time you turn on the TV or just when you open your Facebook. Every time I open my Facebook, or turn on the TV, and see a news story of something else bad happening, my heart breaks. My heart breaks for people I don't know, people I've never met, people that have lost their friends, family and loved ones, and for innocent people that never expected their life to end so early. Not only does my heart break for them, but my heart breaks for humans as whole, and that these bad things are happening.
Even though my heart breaks, I have hope knowing that God has so much more to offer us than what's on this Earth. These things, this life, this Earth -- it's only temporary. God has a Kingdom prepared for us, and Earth is only our temporary home. He is preparing a place for us that is way better than we could ever imagine.
"For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come." Hebrews 13:14
These things are not forever. It is hard to see the bad things happening, but God has promised us much greater things planned for us than this Earth could ever give us. One day there will be no more suffering, no more pain, no more hurt. One day we will get to live an eternal life with our Lord and Savior.
"He 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
I look forward to the day I get to spend with my Lord and Savior. While I am on this Earth, though, it is my job as a Christian to spread God's word and His love. To share with others what He has to offer us. To help bring others to Christ. In hopes that sharing His word will stop the hate, and the divide, in our country; to show people that we are all made in His image.
I pray for the people that are suffering, and I pray for the people that have a great deal of hate in their heart. I pray that the people that are suffering know Christ as their Lord and Savior, and know that this suffering will one day end. I pray for the people with so much hate in their heart that they end someone else's life, that they can find Christ as their Lord and Savior. I hope that by sharing God's word we can make this world a better place while we're on it.
"This is my temporary home. It's not where I belong. Windows in rooms that I'm passin' through. This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going. I'm not afraid because I know this was my temporary home."
--Carrie Underwood--"Temporary Home"
