I've been thinking a lot about what I believe, and what I wish was included into my religion. It's not a deliberate thought, since what I believe in is whole and complete. Just straying thoughts about what it would be like if some of the worlds religions were true in some sorts.
I definitely don't believe that when people die they are reincarnated. It's a beautiful thought, that you live on in another form, giving you yet another chance to right the wrongs you've done in previous lives. Even the thought of karma intrigues me. Think about it, if you are a bad person in this life, the next life you might be a cockroach. If I've lived an exemplary and selfless life, I might come back as a person and squash you. They're beautiful thoughts that I wish I could believe, but I cannot.
I believe that when you die, you are taken to heaven. You are then judged by God and then placed accordingly into one of two "places." You either receive eternal life with your Lord and savior, or you are sent to eternal hell, forever cut off from God. When I say heaven and hell, the images that come to mind aren't the same as what most people think. I'm sure as I'm saying this, 1/2 the people are imagining white fluffy clouds and pudgy cherubs with wings floating by, as well as a fiery pit of lava with 1/2 naked demons poking people with pitchforks. No offense to what people believe, but my mind races to something else. My image of heaven {limited since we can't imagine heaven till we get there, and I hope to never go to hell}is a relaxed atmosphere {varies between a diner and a park} where I can baske in the power of my Lord. Where I can finally know what I never knew on earth, things no one knew. Where people are rewarded for being faithful by just being able to sit with Jesus and talk. Hell is being without God, plain and simple. Knowing fully that you were wrong and that you will never experience life with Him. FOREVER. Scary right?
*Interruption* Must finish making dinner for the husband. Thanks for listening.
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