Hope

I was awoken on Sunday morning by a call from my step mom. She informed me that my grandpa was very sick and was in the hospital. Hours later I received another call that he had passed away. In the matter of days, things had gone from good to bad and it caught us all off guard. I was in complete shock until I found a couple of verses that spoke to my heart in this difficult time.

"Brothers, we do not want to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him." - 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

Today I am resting in that hope. The hope that because my grandpa and I are both followers of Christ that I will see him again. On Sunday morning, my grandpa got to meet our savior face to face. I long for the day when I get to do the same. For this reason I cannot be sad but I can eagerly wait for the time when I too get to walk hand in hand with Jesus.