Recently I realized that after I get over this coming anniversary hurdle I will face a series of changes in my blog posts. And that makes going through the sad memories a little easier to take. You see, the anniversary of my daughter's passing may loom large in the windshield but just beyond that is the anniversary of my first date with my new forever. And my blog posts of two years ago are soon to pop up in my memory newsfeed. I look forward to reading that first blog post of joy next month. I know that to get to that post I'll be rereading a lot of the sad posts. But this time it is easier to read those because I know how the story ends - or at least how it continues.
I now am looking forward to reading the story of how we met and how my heart felt. It's kind of like watching a favorite classic movie all over again. You know how the movie goes but you look forward to watching it because the end of it always makes you feel good.
Today the Lord impressed on me that this is exactly the way we, as Christians, should view life. Scripture tells us in 2 Corinthians 4:18 "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." I don't believe this is telling us that we should turn our eyes from our troubles and pretend they aren't there. Instead I believe that this means that our ultimate focus should be our heavenly rewards.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18
As I get excited to see the tables turn on the painful blog memories I will still read them. It just makes the present that much better. And, as I look at this life I can truly get excited as I get closer to the day that Christ returns or that I get to join Him. I've read the book. I know how it ends. We win!
