Jesus, Please Come

The past couple of years have not been easy for me, granted I have not gone through what many people have, but I am not comparing my pain to theirs I am simply saying that it was painful for me. And in that pain, it is hard for me to count the times I wished that either, the Lord would come back or He would take me out of the pain that I was feeling. I can see how right now a lot of people are pained by the things that are going on the world, especially right now, and how many of them wish that the Lord would just take them to glory.

But, recently I have been questioning if this really is the right response. If I am going through something that is unpleasant or hard should I just wish it away? I feel like often times when I was in a difficult situation (granted not like what is happening today) the Lord never took me out of those situations. Now, looking back to all the times I wish that pain would have ended before it began, I can see how my relationship with the Lord is so much stronger because I was in that situation.

The phrase I have heard countless times since March of this year is the Lord is coming soon or Lord, please come today! and although I know it is a definite possibility that He may come back today or tomorrow, or even 50 years from now, I think I need a different mindset. What if being here on the earth during this time is a blessing? How many other Christians do I know that went through very difficult situations and are now known as some of the greatest Christians in History?

So, I have purposed to stop saying "Lord, please come back today and take me away from the people on earth and their problems." but instead, I pray the Lord helps me say, "Lord, please come and teach me how to walk with you in a way that brings the people in the world to their knees and surrender their problems to you." I don't want to waste the time that the Lord has given me here on this earth wishing that I wasn't in it because if I am honest with myself the only reason I want to be in Heaven is to be with Him and He already said He is with me here. So, if He is already with me, I might as well live this life with Him, and then when it is time, live with Him forever there too.

But in this, I also remember that this is the only time in forever that I will be able to have this kind of relationship with Him, where I can't see Him, but have to believe He is there, and where I have to trust Him with faith believing that He is not going to let me down even though sometimes it is hard to believe. This relationship with Him might be harder than the relationship I will have with Him in Heaven, but I think it is totally worth it and every second I spend with Him here, will make being with Him there so much more special.