Waiting For Joy

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. - Psalm 30:5

A large part of life centers around anticipation. How much we would lose if we were to wake up one day to the unexpected announcement: "Christmas in 10 minutes!" The joyment in many life's events is built on the fact that we have time to anticipate them.

Christmas, vacations, mission trips, sporting events. All grow in value because of the hours we spend looking forward to them - eagerly running throuhg our minds the fun, challenges, and excitement they'll bring.

I think about the value of anticipation and the thrill it can bring to the human heart when I read Psalm 30:5, "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." The Psalmist is declaring the comforting idea that our earthly sorrow lasts but a short time when compared with the anticipated joy that will begin in heaven and last forever. Paul pens a similar idea in 2 Corinthians 4:17, where we discover that our "light affliction" leads to a glory of eternal value.

For now, those of us who weep can dwell on hope instead of hopelessness and anticipation instead of sorrow. It ma be nighttime in our hearts, but just ahead lies the dawn of eternity. And with it, God promises the endless joy of heavenly morning. - Dave Branon

Tribution, grief, and sorrow

Are but heaven's stepppingstones

To a bright and glad tomorrow

Where no heartache can be known. - Glass

We can endure this life's trials because of the next life's joys.

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Heaven is the place I love most... the joy over there may not be found on earth... hopefully I can enter the place full of joy... no tricks no sad no tears...

But... before that, there is a judgement... but... someone told me as long as we acknowledge through words and accept it in heart, we can go heaven... that is the passport...

Well... I hope I can enter heaven with joy... I know the day is near... I can feel it...

I think only left the 'famine'... the other day, the supply of rice is not enough to cover the demand in market... I believe that is the begin... since tsunami and earthquake has happened... the morality in the world is worse... children not piety towards parents... some countries are having battle... all these are the begining of the world end... if someone tell me tomorrow is the end of the world... I think I will believe it...

However, this is God's plan... no one can give the confirmed date when is it... but we do know it is

near... just around the corner...

So, let's prepare ourselves...