So i explored town... and felt like i was getting lost... but I found my way back :)
and I am reading a book called "things Unseen" by Mark Buchanan (for leisure)... and he has a interesting view on Heaven...
Basically he notes that if you look at a picture of a person, then you do not really know them... and that is how it is with Heaven also... what you see is not the substance really... but so much more...
Or he talks about a flag... that in itself is just a piece of cloth... but that a flag can represent so much more...
and then he also speaks of how Jesus said that 'this is eternal life, that they my know You' (in John). So basically Heaven is primarily knowing God in an intimate way... and he talks in the book about how the Bible says that the Kingdom of God is WITHIN you...
and then it got me thinking about other scriptures... like Jesus saying the Kingdom is at hand... and now the Kingdom has come (after he healed people and cast out demons) ...
and then the revelation dropped that actually Heaven has started already... inside of me... and it is my knowledge of God... but not only that... but His presence also...
and that is a mind shift...
that at this very moment, you are carrying a part of Heaven... that is eternal... inside of you... and that same piece of Heaven, you will actually carry with you into all eternity... because eternal life is to know God...
so... i know that school has not started yet... but I already feel like i have learned so much... just by being here at Bethel for just under 2 weeks...
AND
A testimony of God's faithfulness !!!
I was looking for a bicycle... and not finding anyone i like... to buy... so i got this one that the house is using... and it is a good bike... and i was fine with it... it was good...
and then there is this guy i am stying with, that got his bike repaired... so he could sell it... he bought it for just over $300 last year... so its quite new... so i wanted to buy the bike form him for maybe $100... but he wanted more in the range of $200... and then time went by... and just tonight he came to me and said that i could HAVE his bike !
that's so crazy :) that is the second bike that has been given to me... and it is an upgrade form all the previous bikes i ever had :) ha ha...
looks like if you give you bikes away, that God will give you better ones in time :)
but anyway.. God is cool, and i am looking froward to more surprises :)
blessgins to you if you are reading this :)
Thats so cool Frans. Had sort of the same experience. Things starting to work out this side as well (financially). We got a good few bucks at the end of the month and thought of buying a DVD player, mostly for Reuben (we had two in the past year, cheapies, and they eventually broke :). We decided to buy one next week. But we had our lifegroup meeting last night and the guys wanted to watch a DVD. So a guy pitches with a very cool Samsung DVD player that night and when he stepped into the door, he told me that he brought a DVD player for me for keeps. I only met the guy like once before. It was pretty awesome! By the way, I love how you share everything man. Keep it up!
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