No More

"God will be with them and wipe every tear from their eyes. There shall be no more death or mourning, crying out or pain, for the world that was has passed away." - Revelation 21:3-4

I woke up so tired today. It just feels like every day is the same thing and I'm not where I want to be. There are things that hurt me and trouble I see coming down the road. Life just gets too heavy sometimes and I wish I didn't have to deal. On the train, I listened to my iPod and this song "No More" came on and immediately grabbed me. I've listened to it so many times but today God wanted me to remember and understand the words in this song. Read these words and think about these words that gave me so much happiness, strength and comfort today.

"No More"
Lately I've been waking up with questions in the night/
Lately I've been waiting through a mass of how's and why's/
Lately I've been trying hard to walk by faith and not by sight...

Still I need to keep reminding me that for all eternity/
I am leaving this pain, far behind/
I am leaving these how's and these why's...

And there will be -
No more questions, no more sorrow,
You'll wipe away every tear I've ever cried/
And No more worries about tomorrow,
no more wondering what Your face looks like...

Lately I've been tired of this struggle to survive/
Lately its been raining awfully hard down deep inside/
Lately I've been straining just to see You through these, clouded eyes...

Still I need to keep reminding me that for all eternity/
I am leaving this rain, far behind/
I am leaving these clouds far behind...

And there will be -
No more questions, no more sorrow,
You'll wipe away every tear I've ever cried/
And No more worries about tomorrow,
And no more wondering what Your face looks like...

God let me feel today that my life is short. If I let go of my worrying, which gets me no where, He will take care of me while I am alive. We're here to struggle maybe only 75, 90 years max - after that, after all the pain and struggling, we'll be with God forever in eternity. It's not that I'm looking forward to dying, it's that all this we go through is temporary and what's coming up next is so much more important and so much better than anything we have here. So, don't worry. Only preoccupy yourselves with reaching the salvation of your souls which is closer than you think.

Today's Prayer:
Jesus, look at my pain and my sorrows and help me to make it through to where You are. I know my life is so short and You are more than worth the struggle and the wait. Grant me the desire of my soul to be with You in Heaven. In Your Name we pray, Amen.