tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post5445692024131298889..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 514 - Are Bucket Lists Un-Christian?Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-91701188030877335902018-09-20T12:29:12.596-07:002018-09-20T12:29:12.596-07:00J, thank you so much for sharing the story of your...J, thank you so much for sharing the story of your friend. I feel the same way; one of the reasons I wanted to move to the Southwest was to see these glorious places, the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce...but now, coming to the end of things, I'd rather spend time with my wife and my dogs, nd dedicate the energy I still have to witnessing God's mercy, and His blessings in my life. There are so many!<br /><br />And the Canyon is just a pale shade of what we'll see in heaven.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-89922987431550203552018-09-20T06:17:03.910-07:002018-09-20T06:17:03.910-07:00My good friend who died of breast cancer just befo...My good friend who died of breast cancer just before she turned 40 talked to me about bucket lists. She said it was one thing to think about all the places you want to visit and things you want to do, but once she was actually facing death, all she really wanted to do was spend time with her family and friends and have good days. It really made me think about how, as much as I want to see the Eiffel Tower or visit the Grand Canyon, I will not someday be in Heaven thinking, "If only I could have gone to ____." Whatever's down here will pale in comparison to what's up there!<br /><br />Good thoughts, Andrew. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474549008387967649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63565815756645666232018-09-12T19:23:28.666-07:002018-09-12T19:23:28.666-07:00Linda, you're so right; we've been given m...Linda, you're so right; we've been given much, and we are offered God's insights to enjoy it.<br /><br />Today hurt worse than any other, but I loved it nonetheless.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-61172676412061138842018-09-12T19:21:48.988-07:002018-09-12T19:21:48.988-07:00Jeanne, I think you're absolutely right; wanti...Jeanne, I think you're absolutely right; wanting to do things while we're here, to find a closer connexion with God...that's a really good thing.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-27050162735320697262018-09-12T13:30:37.091-07:002018-09-12T13:30:37.091-07:00God's given us this life right here to enjoy w...God's given us this life right here to enjoy while we can. Bucket list or not, nothing will compare to what's to come for all those who love Him.<br /><br />May you find some pockets of joy today, friend ... even in the midst.Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170871743323855687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-71781214257853705622018-09-12T09:46:11.636-07:002018-09-12T09:46:11.636-07:00Andrew, I always appreciate your perspective. You ...Andrew, I always appreciate your perspective. You broaden my own. :) I think when someone sets up a bucket list because they don't believe in seeing amazing things in heaven, they are missing the point. When people have things they'd like to see on earth, maybe to experience God in those places or to learn, I think there can be value in that kind of bucket list. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-54253777777857121302018-09-11T22:08:38.480-07:002018-09-11T22:08:38.480-07:00I think you make a good distinction; there are thi...I think you make a good distinction; there are things I'd like to do while I'm still here...for example, seeing 'Christopher Robin' with my wife when it comes out on DVD, as I can no longer go to the cinema.<br /><br />I know I'll be able to see it 'there', and compete with Jesus for popcorn, but that doesn't lessen the desire to see it with Barbara, as something to share.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-89573040482257682052018-09-11T22:05:57.072-07:002018-09-11T22:05:57.072-07:00Jan, I think that's exactly right, that the st...Jan, I think that's exactly right, that the structure of time and space in Eternity is completely outside our frame of reference.<br /><br />And it'll be pretty cool, always having just got there.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-33809182391644700382018-09-11T22:04:45.842-07:002018-09-11T22:04:45.842-07:00((((((((((Annie!))))))))))
Thank you so much for ...((((((((((Annie!))))))))))<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here, and love back!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-82201900610273587002018-09-11T22:04:05.938-07:002018-09-11T22:04:05.938-07:00Thank you so much, Nomad!Thank you so much, Nomad!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-48892454634851278042018-09-11T15:08:11.889-07:002018-09-11T15:08:11.889-07:00I don't look at it that way. For me, things on...I don't look at it that way. For me, things on my bucket list are simply things I would like to see, accomplish, or enjoy while I'm still on this earth. I don't expect to take memories with me when the Lord calls me home. Jesus is all I will need; and I'll enjoy being with him for eternity .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760197128800528116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-56573992172338892432018-09-11T15:07:42.692-07:002018-09-11T15:07:42.692-07:00Eternity isn't time that goes on and on and ne...Eternity isn't time that goes on and on and never stops. It's completely outside of time and space. Our minds can't comprehend that. When we're in Heaven we'll always have just arrived.Janet Ann Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234310280477491538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63669693120645818952018-09-11T03:32:39.168-07:002018-09-11T03:32:39.168-07:00(((((Andrew & Barbara)))))
Thank you for that...(((((Andrew & Barbara)))))<br /><br />Thank you for that wise truth.<br /><br />Love from Annie in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-13483625963524544742018-09-11T03:07:34.211-07:002018-09-11T03:07:34.211-07:00Very perceptive, my friend. Very perceptive, my friend. nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610482704632082930noreply@blogger.com