Not For Eternity

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I'm back!  Had a couple of medical appointments earlier this morning. So, shout out to Violeta and Yanet!  Sorry in advance if I am misspelling your name!  Thank you ladies for taking good care of me!  I pray you will be encouraged by the writings!   Have a wonderful day!

For people who grew up and listened to love songs before my time. I think of the song, " Always and Forever by Heatwave. During my time in the nineties, I think of the song, "I Love You Always Forever, by Donna Lewis. And, if I think about what song is popular nowadays that is all about forever love, I searched and found the song "Forever" by Justin Bieber featuring Post Malone.

Why did I do that?  Why did I care and spend so much time looking for songs talking about eternal/forever love? Good question right?

Now, I am thinking the talk about eternal or forever love is not only in songs. However, we hear it in movies like love stories. We hear about eternal love or forever love not only on camera but also in real life.

I think about relationships between people that are in love with each other.  I think of husbands and wives. Married couples.

What is coming to mind Is the beginning years of my dating relationship with Joe. I remember we would page each other, (143-637). For you young ones. Since we were not able to text, we made up alphanumerics. Let me explain. 143- 1 letter =I 4 letters- love 3 letters-you. Or you could put 1 10173 400 If you want to get more technical. Oh, and we would not forget to include 637. 6- Always 3- and 7- forever. Yes, I too agree. Thank God text messaging was created!

Now, let me talk about always and forever. Have you guys ever wondered if you were gonna be with your spouse really always and forever? Let me share my Deep Thoughts on that subject backed up by the truth of God's word.

First of all "always and forever" said in ways to describe your spouse is what I call "Cute Bologna." Cute because it's cute to hear. It's nice to say and it's cute to hear in song lyrics. Cute To hear on the big screen. Cute to hear in real life. However, very far from being the truth.

Well, not necessarily. Let me explain by using me and my husband. OK, 1st of all the both of us know Jesus Christ as our personal savior. So, we are assured of our salvation. We know we will spend eternity with Jesus in heaven (Always and forever). We are both born again Christian believers.

We believe that for as long as we are on this earth we will be together as husband and wife. When we take our final breath and leave this Earth, yes we will be in Heaven with Jesus forever. And, yes since Joe knows Jesus as well? Both he and I will be there forever.

No, and not like him as my husband or me as his wife. We both believe we will know each other when we get to heaven. Will we see each other often? I really have no idea. We both have no idea what God is going to have us doing when we get to heaven.

Pause break this is so Cute. One time I heard that my friend, Carolyn, who is a lover of cats says that when she gets to heaven she hopes that the Lord will put her in charge of watching over the kitties.

Now, that probably raises the question are animals going to be in Heaven? I will say I don't know. However, I will say this. God does know what we love. Remember God knows everything about us because he made us. Friends,  we will be like the angels in heaven one day.  If you know Jesus and have a personal relationship with him, that is.

Mark 12:25 

For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect, they will be like the angels in heaven.

1 John 3:20 

For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.

Psalm 147:5 

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

Psalm 139:4 

Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether

Heatwave: Always and Forever: 

Donna Lewis:  I Love You Always Forever 

Justin Bieber: Forever (Featuring Post Malone)