“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)

When I first thought about God wiping away our tears at the end of the age, I thought of Him wiping away tears that have been born of our struggling and the strife that we endured while on earth, the trials and suffering that we went through, the sorrows, the pain...I see so much suffering here, and I struggle to cope with how it fits into God's plan.  The truth is, one day, if they trust in Him, they too will feel the warmth of this promise.

Although this is reason enough to want to trust in Christ (eternity with Him rather than eternity without Him), perhaps the reason we will be in tears when we come before God in Heaven is that we will see the life we could have lived and the things we could have achieved for His glory at our full potential at every moment. We will see what we could have been and could have done if we had had the courage and faith to step out and claim it.  I often think of this.

Enoch was translated straight to heaven because he “walked with God”. I always wondered what that meant, and recently I found out that it means he lived a faithful and obedient life with God. If every Christian obeyed God.. in every step of their lives — this world will be different. A LOT different. But let's think smaller for a minute, what would your DAY be like if you obeyed God TODAY?  How much different would it be?  Would it change your future?

Someday we will all stand before God, and at that point, He, the God of the Universe, will wipe away our tears as Christians.  I personally want Him to wipe tears of joy from my face, as it is my desire to serve Him first.  I personally, am looking forward to no more pain...

Can I ever really understand why there is so much suffering?..... no.
But one thing I do know is that God is there, He always is. 

"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." (Joshua 1:9)

Prayers are needed,

In Christ,

Corinne