Daily Delight
As a little girl, I was terrified of the whole "eternity" thing. When I innocently asked my mom what happened to people after they die and she explained the notion of spending eternity in Heaven with God, I almost didn't want to go because it sounded boring.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Vulnerability moment: I am twenty-nine years old, I work at a church, run a ministry, and sometimes, if I think about it too much, eternity still sounds a little boring. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀That's terrible, isn't it? It can make me feel pretty awful if I think about my reaction. On some level, I worry it sounds like I'm saying, "I love you, God. But all things considered, I don't really want to spend eternity worshiping You because... well, because it doesn't really sound fun."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Don't get me wrong — there are times I think about Heaven and it sounds like the dreamiest and most secure place. But other times — it feels plain scary.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀My husband says that you can get to the root of any problem by asking "Why?" five times. To be honest, it takes me only about one or two "Why?"s for me to get to the bottom of my embarrassing confession.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Why? Because I'm addicted to the worldly comforts I've come to love in my time on earth.⠀⠀⠀⠀Why? Because spending eternity in a place that is virtually unknown terrifies me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀There. I said it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀So, how do I deal with this sometimes hard emotion to deal with?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I trust the One who fashioned the Heavens and the earth. I submit to the One who goes before me and behind me. I ask God to create in me a trust that is so rooted in the peace of knowing He is in control, it simply cannot be shaken.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I remember that my ways and my thoughts are not even remotely close to His. I remember the truth that His are much higher and greater than mine.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I remember that He is to be trusted. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." -Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
About the Author
Diana Carter is a writer and teacher enamored by the vision of a generation of women boldly embracing their Biblical identities. She spends her weeks as a Communications Director at a large multi-site church in Charlotte, NC where she lives with her husband, Tyler.Diana founded Because I’m His, an online community committed to equipping women in their true identities, in 2016. In between all of the serious stuff, you can usually find her with Tyler: shamelessly binge-watching Bravo! or brewery hopping with friends.You can connect with Diana on Instagram here and follow along with the Because I'm His tribe here.