"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." (Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV)
Glimpse I saw it yesterday in a hawk landing close A whisper, a shimmer, a glimpse It haunts me sometimes like a specter The beauty, the mystery, the hints The ocean's sound so glorious, expansive The sway of leaves caught in a breeze Light caught on the water's surface My soul aches when I think of these Yes, there is heartache and pain here Yes, what we see can certainly betray The veil of this earth hides the truth We are left wanting at the break of day The glimpses keep our minds focused Eternity has been placed in our hearts The moments in Your presence Lord They cause the veil to shift and part There's so much more than what we know There's so much more we haven't seen There's so much more than all of this Lord Help me cling, help me abide, help me lean When the days get dark and murky When loss and anguish are all we feel Take a moment to look and remember This world we see is not what's real There is a kingdom beyond this realm There is a Savior; righteous, brave, and true There is a battle raging in the heavenlies And it's waged and fought for you One day all of this will be diminished What we see will no more exist All will be made new and perfect The glimpse will become eternal bliss... What is your hope attached to? Everything here is fleeting. It's a vapor. A blip. And those glimpses we get...the beauty, the love, the kindness, the learning, the growing, the light that overcomes the darkness, time spent in His presence...they are the things that ignite the eternity which has been placed within us. Even death speaks of eternity for the believer, because death is not the end, it is the beginning of the unfolding of all we truly are in Christ Jesus. Just in case you've forgotten amidst the blur of fear and turmoil in the world; Let me remind you: This is not your home. (Hebrews 13:14) Other people are not your enemy...the enemy of your soul is the enemy. (Ephesians 6:10-17) Let your focus, your vision, be set on Christ alone, not on all the chaos of this world. (Colossians 3:1-3) Your hope is in God. (Psalm 62:5) You are not alone. (Hebrews 13:5) You are more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:37) You are set apart, chosen, and called. (1 Corinthians 6:11) You are not of this world. You are in this world. (John 15:19) You are peculiar, different. (Exodus 19:5) You were made to walk in the Spirit, not in the flesh. (Galatians 5:16) You are a child of God. (1 John 3:1) You were called to walk by faith not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7) When it's all said and done...We Win!!!! (Revelation 21, 22) "When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis If you are running with the crowd, you are running the wrong way. Turn around, look to Him, awaken from your slumber, and arise...The Bride Groom is coming! Written by Anne Marie Hawke September 2021 To subscribe to my blog or to find out more about my writing, please visit my website at hawkewriter.com
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Patricia Harwood
9/19/2021 05:40:50 pm
Thank you for such an uplifting reminder!
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