In remembering our sweet 14-year-old Navaha, who’s time on
this earth was cut short, I have thoughts about our nine-year-old sons’ sudden
departure from this world come up also.
It seems that when the life of a young person is cut short it is hard to
process. My memories of them go to the events that took place just before each
of their departures from this world. But during this time of reflection, God
has shown me a different perspective that has brought me comfort so I thought I
would share it with you.
The last church event that Navaha attended with us was a
welcome home parade for our friend Mark. During that time, Mark shared about a
vision that he had while in the hospital fighting for his life. It was a
spiritual vision that I cannot explain as well as he did, but he said it was
very real to him. Mark also said that he did not remember any of the pain
involved with his suffering before he went to the hospital. I believe that God wants
to show me a different perspective on the death of a born-again believer in
Jesus.
The spiritual on unseen world is just as real as everything
you see around you. The hard part for us to grasp is that we cannot see or
touch it. When I think about this, I think of the movie The Chronicles of NARNIA.
If you have seen this movie, they go through a wardrobe and enter a whole
different world that no one else can see. I believe this is what it is like for
people who leave this world. They have embarked on a whole new adventure that
is just as real to them as everything I see is real to me. They enter a world
of no pain and they see and experience things that we have not even dreamed
about. This perspective excites me for
what is to come and gives me peace for those who have already stepped into that
world.
I think it is wonderful that Navaha got to hear Mark’s story
of his experience before she had hers. I had a vision this morning that Navaha
is talking to our son Trace about all that we have been doing here since he
left this world. I pray that this will help anyone who is struggling find some
peace in knowing that life goes on, it is just in a place that we cannot see
yet.
