Heaven On Earth

I made my daughter a pot of chili the other day. It’s one of her favorites. She sent me a text later that read~” this chili tastes like heaven in my mouth”. 😂😂

I needed that laugh.

It got me thinking~
What does heaven on earth mean to you?

To some it might mean the comfort of a hot bowl of soup or a slice of deliciousness drenched in chocolate. To some it might mean cuddling with your spouse on date night. To some it might mean having your entire family home for the holidays. And to some it might mean freedom from crippling depression or anxiety, no more worry over pandemics or politics.
Just peace.

But what does heaven on earth look like to Jesus?

It doesn’t look like my yesterday’s have looked this month. Grief has left an emptiness but it has also left empathy. Thousands of women are wishing and praying for a glimpse of heaven on earth as the holidays approach.

This week as I read the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:9-10 “thy will be done~ on EARTH as it is in HEAVEN” they had a different meaning to me. Heaven seems so much closer to me as every year passes,
but Jesus doesn’t want heaven to only be something that we look forward to ‘someday’. He wants us to live and experience heaven on earth today.

So I asked Him how.
Through the darkness of grief, how do I live heaven on earth?

He opened my heart to hundreds of possibilities and this post was the very first way. Sharing the immense beauty of heaven with others who are going through depression and sadness or stress and anxiety. I needed to get myself up, dust myself off and realize that my grief is not unique.
I needed to focus on others.
I needed to focus on Jesus.

Simple acts of serving and loving are a huge way of living heaven on earth. Two words that perfectly describe Jesus. He was constantly serving during His ministry here on earth and then with a sinless, pure, unconditional love~
He died in the cross for all humanity and it’s only because of Him that heaven is possible. Philippians 2

In order to experience heaven on earth we must realize our great need for God’s presence, provision, love, redemption, grace, peace and mercy.
Heaven is Jesus. Plain and simple.
Every one of us needs Him.

When I fixed my thoughts on all these things, the beautiful light of heaven and God’s glory broke through my dark and empty heart and through the praise and thankfulness of worship I truly felt heaven on earth.

And that made me want to share that joy and happiness with all of you. Everywhere we go we have the opportunity to share a piece of ourselves. We can choose to share sadness or grumpiness and allow it to rub off on everyone we come in contact with or we can choose to switch our focus to Jesus and share the crazy joy and happiness that He gives. Do we even realize the power our attitudes hold? Can you imagine if we all chose to share the good? To share the light of Jesus and His joy as the holidays approach?

That’s heaven on earth guys.
Love, joy, serving, sharing.
Jesus.
We are His body. Let’s make sure heaven is shining from the inside out bringing glorious light to all the darkness so many are going through today.

If you are feeling the weight of that darkness, let me introduce you to Jesus. Let me help you experience heaven on earth. Reach out to me today and allow me to share from God’s word what that means.

And if you already know Jesus, worship Him right now in this moment. Thank and praise Him. Share His beauty and joy. Feel heaven wash over you today.

Let’s carry it with us wherever we go and through everything we do because joy is the serious business of heaven,
the joy that only Jesus can bring.

Colossians 3:1-4
Romans 14:17
Psalm 34:8
Psalm 16:11
Revelation 22:5
Revelation 21

“Joy is the serious business of heaven.”CS Lewis.