At my daughter's wedding in June, she had my son sing the Christian song "The Best is Yet to Come" and play it on his guitar. He did a great job. It is my son-in-law's favorite song. Jenny was concerned that it wasn't really a wedding song. I sure feel it is. I also feel it is a song that truly represents Bob and me. Johnny sent us a cd of songs he had recorded of himself singing and playing guitar. (He is pretty homesick for Missouri lately - he lives in Texas) He put that song on the cd. I have listened to it over and over again. I like hearing him sing and play and hearing his voice makes me miss him a little less. Also, it reminds me of Bob and our life together. I love this time of year. Fall is my favorite season in Missouri but also for some reason I get sort of melancholy and nostalgic and cry easily at this time of year. I always miss things from my childhood and growing up years at this season. I really don't know why. I've been missing my grandparents, dad, and especially my mom lately. I have even been missing spending time with my crazy cousins who were my best childhood friends! I have tons of memories flood my mind at this time of year.
Anyhoo, that song reminds me that as good a life as I've had and as good a marriage Bob and I have had, I know that "the best is yet to come". God wants us to enjoy life and have peace and happiness and joy on this earth but someday in heaven is when the best will come. Some people get bogged down and stuck in the past. They mope and whine about what used to be and think that life will never be as good as it was then. These are people who refuse to trust God and look to the future and what God has in store for them. Sometimes, God does allow us to go through hard times and losses and trials but His love will always carry us through. One thing I learned long ago is that "this too shall pass" nothing on this earth comes to stay. It always comes to pass. Even this earth and current heaven will some day pass away. There will be a new heaven and a new earth where we who are saved and have trusted in Jesus as savior and the only way to heaven will get to live there FOREVER!
I'm looking forward to more adventure with Bob as long as God allows. My hope and prayer is that we will be right beside each other at the Rapture! I know the best is yet to come here on earth and someday in heaven.
2 comments:
What a great post and so true. I know people who constantly talk about how good their life was and I just never understood how they could say that. I wouldn't go back for a ga-zillion dollars. Love my life.
anyhow, this is a great post. BTW, where is your son? is he at Bible College? Our son is about to transfer from Heartland to Texas Baptist College. Just curious.
Tori, my son is in Seymour Texas. His father in law is a church planter there. Jim Martin. He used to run a children's carnival ministry for several years. Johnny went to Heartland for a one year Bible certificate back in 2011.
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