'What is 'Heaven' really like?' ''Do we really know?'

Hi Friends,

'up close & personal'
'A Cloud within a Cloud-or is there more?' 

I begin today in sharing a picture that caught my eye, last evening.  As I shared it with my husband, we thought it was a 'moment to snap in time'.  It was this

beautiful 'cloud within a cloud' in the sky.  The more I looked at it there were so many things that brought this picture to a different level beyond the uniqueness of it's 'first eye view', if you will.  I am going to post the 'original out of focus' pic.  I would like for us to take 'note' in each pic as to what you see but than as we move forward to the other pics, look more clearly and 'on purpose'.  What do you really see?

'from a distance
we miss so much'

I feel that we could look at this as an 'entry way' to, perhaps, our thoughts, feelings, emotions, and uncertainly of 'heaven'.  'What is heaven really like?'  When we look at life from a distance and we are busy in our living; we don't really see, feel or give much thought as to what is out there.  We have heard the saying that for some, 'the sky' could fall around them and they wouldn't even know it'.  Well, are we much different in our giving much 'soul searching, seeking, exploring effort' as to what 'heaven' is really like?  I think that persons that 'believe in heaven' think, from time to time, that we have this 'warm and fuzzy' feeling that one day we will go there. 

And, there are persons that 'believe in heaven' that are frightened to think about it and dying and death is hard for them to think about and/or face.  Again, another reason to lighten our hearts in finding promise, hope and peace today so we can enjoy our living today.  As we continue from my last post, on the subjects of 'heaven, death, dying and concluding with 'letting go'; we will tread this path together and hopefully, share our experiences, beliefs and comments.  I have no answers to our many questions on these subjects but want to be a 'gimper' for God in His allowing me to be used for His helper in all ways.

Again, when we find 'the focal point' of what 'heaven' is like, it brings joy in our hearts today. I feel it is very important to seek out in whatever measure it might take to learn and grow in one's knowledge and hope that might help us.  I have found in my 'near death experience' an 'up close and personal' experience as to what 'heaven' seems to be like?  I experienced only a glimmer.  And, did I feel pain as I slipped away from consciousness, none indeed.  It is totally indescribable. 

I will try to share as to 'what I experienced' and not 'what I can't know or think'. 
On a lighter side, this reminds me of my husband in another way, at times.  When we go to the grocer, I will say to him: 'well, we DON'T NEED this or we DON'T NEED that."  He, so calmly says to me: 'would it not be better if you said what we DO NEED?"  So, pardon the humor but  I truly feel that God has a sense of humor so I find it good to sprinkle the 'human side of humor in', now and again.
I CAN TELL YOU that it was a 'wonderful feeling/presence of beauty and radiant light, a very serene place.  So much that I was unhappy to realize when I awoke that I was still here lying in a hospital bed.  Can you imagine how wonderful this had to have been to not want to come back to my loving family and ten year old daughter.  When a parent would give their very own life for their child and still had this instantaneous feeling as to 'why' did God bring me back and allow me to live.  I knew later that He had a plan for my life and it wasn't over here.  End of story.  

Once I accepted this fact, I was good but the time that it took me to ask for forgiveness from Him to take my anger away for allowing me to leave this indescribable, serene, beautiful place, I called, 'the entry to heaven' was one that only a loving forgiving God could/would forgive.  I have learned and believe that God just knows best and it grieves Him 'in our unwillingness' to accept how He allows our lives to unfold.  He has the 'power' to please our every need but in 'His Will',  does not allow our wants to unfold.  Oh, the hurt is there but God knows the timing in all things and in all ways.  Always and ever, He just does.  I have found it is always in 'my selfish ways' that I am sad and not for the reasons God has allowed something to unfold.  I try to remember: God is too wise, to not know what is best, He is too loving to hurt us, He is too forgiving to give up on us.

 I hope as we reflect on each fragment or just a phase of this post that some body might have sensed 'an awareness' in some way that they might  feel/see a 'closer vision' as to 'What Heaven must be like?'  

'The glimmer of my near death experience' was enough to give me great 'peace' and a 'calm' about death, dying and heaven each day since.  I wish that I could share that experience with others.  Do I know what heaven is really like?  No, but I have no fear of death, dying and/or heaven.  It gives me peace as I reflect on heaven and a greater peace as I walk through the valley with a loved one.  
I feel more importantly than wondering 'what heaven is like' is how/what must we do to get there.  Heaven is for God's people-those who have accepted Christ as Savior.  I think we can learn and grow in His Word to have a better insight as to what 'Heaven is like' and how He wants us to be with Him one day.  All of us who have accepted Him as their personal Savior and ask forgiveness of all of our sins, will some day be with Him in Heaven.  I do believe this. We can share our experience, 'if we have ever had a 'near death experience',  and we can listen, study, pray for insight and grace to reveal a hope and faith in Him. 

'what do you see'
'many pics in one'

God will be with His people.  It is stated that there is no pain in heaven, no need for worries nor grief.  It is said that when He spoke of heaven while on earth, He called it, "My Father's house."  Heaven is a place where God lives, where His angels dwell, and where His people will spend eternity.  Jesus said, "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  Heaven will be a place of eternal joy.


'Oh, I see what it is'



'I see it from a distance'

            'God is heaven's
                focal point'


     The greatest hope
of all humans is that they will live again someday in heaven forever.



What a glorious future awaits us!

Until next time

God Bless

'I see it more clearly'
'Up close & personal'

Doris