Destination Heaven

Journey

Walking, tripping, falling.

Out of breath.

Panting for something.

Water, maybe.

Stuck in a rut.

Narrowness overpowers me.

This road is narrow.

Can I go on?

Will I become faint?

Here I am.

I am panting for something.

Water, maybe.

Still stuck in a rut.

Wind in my face.

Mud in my hair.

Trembling over my sadness.

I am lost.

I don't know where I am.

Then I saw You.

Standing by the side of the narrow road.

All of a sudden my path was looking clear.

But the mud was still there.

The wind still blew.

But You grabbed my hand.

Yes, you took it and led me.

Then, this journey became real.

I was not walking alone anymore.

Where was I going?

How was I going to get there?

Where was my map?

My map was You, and You were the Word.

I knew where to turn

I knew where to go

I was no longer lost

Then the wind started blowing again.

Agony filled me.

I started to cry.

I wanted to stop walking, just for a moment.

Panting.

Panting for what?

Water, maybe.

No, I was panting for You.

I was lost.

I let go of Your hand.

And then you met me at the intersection.

I ran into Your arms

And You held me so close.

"We are almost there" You said.

Your hand was held out to me again.

And I took it.

I squeezed it.

I never want to let go.

We are on our way

Down the narrow road.

Destination is coming up

Destination Heaven.

I came to thinking tonight that we are on a life long journey. Everyday you have to walk over a bump. May be big, may be small. But that bump is there in the road. 

Sometimes it rains. Hard. Hard, fast, and long. And sometimes you forget to bring your umbrella. 

Some days, its hot. Its dry. You are thirsty. 

And them some days you are weak. You can't go on. You stop for a while on the side of the road. You give up walking.

But there are days where you are strong! Your are practically running down that road. The wind is blowing in your hair, the sunshine is kissin' your cheeks, the birds are singing along to your melodies. And you are loving life.

This journey--life as you may call it, is hard. The road is narrow and steep. And yes, sometimes you trip and fall. But what I have come to realize is, no matter the storms or bumps or rain--Jesus is holding our hand walking right beside us. Guiding us. Directing us. Picking us up when we fall on that dirt road. Instead of panting for water, we pant for Him. We thirst for His Word--our road map.

We may have those very hard days on our journey, and we may have beautiful joyful ones too. But no matter what, your destination is coming up. As He is guiding you through life, oh what a joy to finally reach that expected destination--Heaven!