Longing

What if Longing had a face? What if "the journey" really was the stuff of life after all, that life wasn't about crossing the finish line but about how you run the race? Just what if? And what if all our me-ness and self-focused energies turned upside down and into something eternal? What if my life, my words, my actions, my thoughts, actually mattered? What if the afterlife actually meant something to us? What if, just think with me, it did actually matter how we portrayed ourselves to others and what if, what if, what if people are watching? Not watching the good people or the bad people necessarily, but just you know...watching. And what they see will determine their destiny. And what if our life really isn't our own to do with as we please? What if in working hard and playing hard the results really aren't as balanced as we'd hoped it to be? What if, just go with me for a moment, Heaven is real? And the things we do on earth reflect our rewards there? What if you caught a glimpse of those you've loved and lost walking in Heaven, whole and healthy?  What if, now stay with me, the times you encountered a person of truth and conviction who asked you about the deeper things of life, the moment your soul was stirred and you knew it, what if that was the true stuff of life after all? What if sarcasm is masking disappointment and what if you're actually just exhausted from trying and not finding any results? What if you're hurt because people who say they love God are hypocrites? What if, you holding on to a thread of hope is just enough to change your world? Would you hope? What if a mustard seed moved a mountain as God promises? What if his promises are truly true? I can't stand it, I can barely handle the truth. What if we could tangibly experience Gods presence? What if good things really do come from a God who really is good, and that he does renew youth that's been stripped away? What if, just wondering out loud, God knows what we can be saved from? What if self indulgence really does lead down a path of brokenness and that following what we feel isn't actually the best way? 

What if Longing had a face? What if it changed the way you lived today because you knew that someday Beauty will make you weep and see clearly. Not out of guilt but because you will  finally know that the journey was worth it, after all. Just what if.