is it bad that i can't grasp life after death?
i mean it is a little more than that. i really can't even believe fully that we have a life after this.
but then again, the thought of life just ending and not going on is just as unbelievable.
i guess i just can't fathom eternity. doesn't make sense to me.
some of us will go on to heaven forever and ever.
some of us will go to hell and suffer and then eventually be extinguished forever and ever.
these are the hardest things to believe about my faith at this moment.
thoughts.......?
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I don't think I've ever met someone who openly admitted feeling that way. That's my biggest struggle - believing in eternity. I used to be so afraid of death, because I didn't know what really happened afterwards, that I would have horrible panic attacks whenever it came up in conversation or I heard of someone dying or almost dying. I don't know what really changed - I'm still just as confused as I was before, but I think when my grandma died and hearing all the wonderful things people had to say about her I found peace, and maybe even a little more faith. I'm still confused and afraid of death, but I think when that moment comes it'll be okay, its just another bump in the road to test our faith and strengthen us.
I was actually struggling with this myself the other day. Just the word "eternity" provokes me. I get so many images in my head from books and movies and studies and I don't know what to believe. I still don't know what to expect and I can't even imagine living forever, whatever that even means. There won't be time, just eternity. I don't get it, but I hope I like it.
I never was really doubting of this subject, but it just got me thinking how if we believe in God we believe in eternity, for He is timeless. He's been and always will be. It also got me thinking how with God a day may be a thousand years and a thousand years may be a day. I had a dream the other night where me and my dad were looking at the sunset and he said "stupid man. Who are we to say what is a day?" There are some things that will never be known, but thats when true faith steps in. Faith: being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we don't see - Hebrews 11:1.
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