Lately I’ve been listening to Seventh Day Slumber’s album called “Take Everything.”  It’s an album full of worship songs and the songs they have chosen to include have great lyrics.  They are all songs I’m familiar with, but for some reason, it’s like I’m discovering them for the first time.  Does that ever happen to you when you sing worship songs?  Sometimes I’ll be singing a song that I’ve sung hundreds of times before, but all of a sudden the meaning behind the words finally hits me!

So anyway, I’ve been loving the song, “I Can Only Imagine.”  Here are the lyrics:

I can only imagine what it will be like
When I walk by your side
I can only imagine what my eyes will see
When your face is before me
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

Surrounded by your glory
What will my heart feel?
Will I dance for you Jesus,
Or in awe of you be still?
Will I stand in your presence,
Or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing Halelluja,
Will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

Just think about it- what will Heaven be like?  What will it be like to stand in the glory of our Lord and Savior?  It’s an overwhelming thought!

When I was a little girl, someone must have told me that when I get to Heaven I will be able to sit on God’s lap because whenever I picture Heaven, that is what I picture.  I always imagine it as a place where everyone has their own room and God is somehow with everyone at the same time and we are all able to sit on His lap all the time. Now, I’m definitely not saying that this is a Biblical picture of Heaven, but I think it does illustrate how we will be in God’s presence all the time and the love we will feel while with Him.  I long for that feeling!  Won’t it be great to have no separation at all from God??  I just want to be wrapped up in His arms for eternity!  Yet, as the song asks, will I even be able to look at Him?  Or stand in front of Him?  Will I even be able to speak?  Will I be so in awe of the Creator that I will be struck with a reverent fear?

I’m sure it will be a combination of both awe and comfort;  we will feel a sense of fear and love all at the same time.  C.S. Lewis probably has portrayed God the best by using Aslan the Lion to represent Him.  He is so powerful, strong, mighty, yet loving, caring, and all good.  It’s pretty awesome to think about being in His presence one day… I can only imagine…

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