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What do you find yourself longing for?
I had a conversation today with someone about longing for heaven while still being rooted on the earth.
A few questions:
Why do we long for heaven most when things get tough?
Is it possible to have that same longing...even when things are going well?
Is it a lie to say we long for Jesus...yet find such pleasure in earthly things?
Is it possible to passionately long for heaven and yet intensely enjoy God's good gifts here?
Is it possible, as Piper talks about, to see each earthly pleasure as something that points to the worth and value of Christ?
Just thought I'd ask.
James
What do you find yourself longing for?
I had a conversation today with someone about longing for heaven while still being rooted on the earth.
A few questions:
Why do we long for heaven most when things get tough?
Is it possible to have that same longing...even when things are going well?
Is it a lie to say we long for Jesus...yet find such pleasure in earthly things?
Is it possible to passionately long for heaven and yet intensely enjoy God's good gifts here?
Is it possible, as Piper talks about, to see each earthly pleasure as something that points to the worth and value of Christ?
Just thought I'd ask.
James
posted by James Hunt at
11:48 PM
4 Comments:
I love this question. I think longing is to be embraced. It's tempting to assume we are sinful unless we are content, but just as anger can be righteous a deep sense that "There must be more than this" can serve good purpose too. We're just feeling the thinness of living in what C.S. Lewis termed the "Shadowlands." Longing reassures me that I was made for somewhere else. It's homesickness. When we rest a moment along the road we all feel it.
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Jayme, at 5:07 PM
Well said, Jayme.
Thanks for your excellent perspective.
James
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