Where Do I Go When I Want A "Touch Of Home?" The Mountains Of Course. Look What I Found On My Trip There Today.

When I get an urge to go back home I travel to the mountain area where I live currently. It was a gorgeous day today with the sun shining and the leaves are starting to change colors now. I got in the car with the sunroof open and off to the area where I have clarity to think and beauty surrounds me. Being in settings like this cause me to be most grateful to God of all the things He does for me. It is away from the hustle and bustle of traffic. One of the stops I went to allowed me to purchase double-yolk farm eggs. They are delicious. One thing is that you have to clean them off when you get them home. They come from a farm so you need to clean the outer shells before you consume them or place them in the refrigerator. Picked up a few apples and some garden tomatoes too.



See the difference between a regular egg and the double-yolk egg.



Not the best picture since it was taken through my windshield but it is just a hint of what I get to enjoy on my little excursions.

Next stop to the store that so reminds me of home. They carry Amish goods so similar to a place I use to shop back home. On one of my trips I brought them one of the items I purchased from the other store to show them how similar their packaging and labels are. I even tell them that when I need a "shot in the arm" of home I travel to this store because they carry products also from the state I use to live in. For a few brief moments I feel like I am back home. Why do I miss home sometimes? I guess that is natural when you were born and raised in one particular state or region, it is who you were. While I was driving this thought came to me. I was thinking about having to clean the shells of the eggs when I got home and I then began to think about how we all had gunk and dirt and stuff like that on us before we accepted Jesus into our hearts. When we invited Him into our hearts and lives it was the washing of the word of God that cleansed us along with the blood of Jesus that He shed so we could live a life with Him. Not just here and now but for eternity too. Heaven bound that is the place to be. Maybe I yearn for something more because I will not be completely satisfied until I reach my true home which is heaven. The things of this world can tend to bog you down at times and thinking about heaven and the work we will have awaiting us when we arrive there makes me real happy. Do not let the things of this world bog you down but lift yourself up read the bible and surely something there will lift your spirit. There is so much wealth of wisdom in the bible that it should cause you to want to get away sometimes and just soak it in.
Heaven is for real and we will all be somewhere for all of eternity will it be heaven or hell? Only you can answer that question. If you would like the opportunity to select an answer right now and it is for heaven then let me lead you in this prayer that will take you on the start of your journey. Pray this prayer with me, "Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. Please forgive me and wash me clean from the sin and filth in my life. I try daily to live a good and clean life but I always seem to fall down. Pick me up and wash me clean and enter my life and heart to make me Your child. My sins are forgiven through You and what You did for me so I could live with You for all eternity in heaven. I believe that You were born and walked this earth. You chose to come to earth through the womb of Mary Your mother and live and walk this earth. You also chose to die on the cross and accept being beaten and receiving the stripes on your back. You suffered, died and three days later You rose from the dead. You are not dead and buried somewhere right now but You are alive and interceding for me right now. Thank you for that love that I could probably never re-pay You and for the gift You so freely give to me to allow me to change my life; live for You and with You with the help of the Holy Spirit. When I take my last breath here on earth I will be with You forever and all eternity in heaven. I am so grateful that You gave me this opportunity today to accept You into my heart. I love and trust You with my life. Amen"
Holy Spirit I ask you to seal the very words upon the heart of those that pray this prayer and invite Jesus into their hearts. Comfort them and teach them the things of God. Help direct them to a church that teaches the true word of God and will allow them to grow in the things of Christ. You are so awesome Holy Spirit and I am most grateful that you direct our paths and lead us to a safe place where we can invite Jesus into our hearts. That was my prayer for you. Did you know that the moment you invited Jesus into your heart that angels in heaven rejoiced? They rejoiced over you and your name was written in the Lamb's Book of Life. That is real important because one day it will be checked to see if you will enter into heaven. Congratulations and welcome to the family of God.