I remember when I was growing up and being at my Grandparents house talking to my Grandmother and she said something to me that chilled me to the bone. In fact she scared the hell out of me. Mom and Grandma had been talking about someone they knew that died and Grandma said her friend would be happy now as her "purpose had been fulfilled". So me , being a child asked her "Huh?" how do you know that? That's when the scary part came in............. and I will never, ever forget it........
I was so scared I couldn't sleep at what my Grandma said and at the thought that she actually believed this....... What was it that scared me so ?? well grandma told me that everyones time on earth was numbered from the day we are born and that God has a purpose for us in life and after life !! So here I sat thinking Huh ??? What can that mean that God has a purpose for us after life ? A little weird if you ask me cause I ahhhh believe we are dead... not living.. not moving at all. Sooooooo what can we do dead ?
Grandma's theory was her friend had been a Sunday School teacher as well as a Mother which she believed was God's purpose for her so she felt she fulfilled that. And only God knew what was next for her friend. Talk about being confused as a kid, my days were numbered here to begin with so what was next. Not to mention she said only God knew when our number would be called
BOY OH BOY.... Now do you get the picture, Now do you know why I was scared to sleep.... I was afraid I was not going to wake up at some point in my younger days...
Another thing I remember her saying is "Someday you will understand all this and God will never turn his back on you. You may not know it now but you will."
AND IN TIME I DID................BUT YET I STILL TRY TO UNDERSTAND.. TIMES STILL CONFUSED AND THAT SAME SCARED KID........... TIME WILL TELL....
