Preparation

Not too long ago, as we were getting ready to go to worship services one day, I started thinking about how much time we take preparing for things. Such as getting ready to go somewhere. Or to have people over. Or eat supper. Or whatever. It actually usually takes me longer to get ready for whatever we are doing than it actually takes to do whatever we have planned. I figure with 5 of us, it takes me 3.5 to 4 hours to get us all ready for a 2 hour worship service. You get the idea.

Then I got to looking at the bigger picture.

Our whole life is preparation. Preparation for eternity. Everything we do here on earth paves our way to heaven or hell, depending on how we choose to spend our time. Kinda makes you think a little differently about your time, huh? I did me. It gave me the motivation I needed to start studying a little bit more. Spending a little more time with my children and a little less worrying about other things. Realizing that my house doesn't have to be perfectly spotless to be acceptable, and that the hopelessness I felt in not being able to have it spotless was the reason it hasn't even been acceptable. It made me want to find the balance I need in my life to be the Christian, wife, and mother I need and want to be. I want to use my life to prepare my soul for eternity with God in heaven.