Heaven is For Real

I recently read a wonderful book.  Heaven is For Real by Todd Burpo.  The brunette BFF recommended it, telling me it was amazing.  

Lately I have been...not doubting God, but questioning the whole religion thing.  I think it is a normal thing that everyone goes through at some point in their life.  Of course I ask the questions...if there is a God, why is their so much evil? Why doesn’t God protect his children?  Where was he on 9-11?  Although I question this, I still believe.  It is really more of a confusion on my part.  Unanswered questions...  

Why not believe?  Whether it is real or not, what is the harm in believing?  I mean if it turns out there is a God, and a heaven...then I sure want to be first in line!  If you don’t believe, though, and it is true...you will spend an eternity in hell.  So, the smartest choice here is to believe!  

So I picked up this book on Saturday evening.  The story is about a little boy that dies, and comes back and tells his parents about the things he saw.  After a few strange comments, they realized their son had actually been to heaven.  The book at times gave me goosebumps so large I had to get a blanket to tame them!  The little boy says things that no child, even the child of a pastor, could know.  He talks about sitting on the lap of Jesus, and the things he saw while he was on his short visit.  If this is real, and this kid was in heaven...then I have a few things to report to you.

1. In heaven we all have wings.
2. We are young and in our prime.
3. It doesn’t get dark, because the light of the Lord never dims.
4. Satan isn’t in hell, he roams the earth.
5. There are rainbows all over in heaven...colors we can’t begin to imagine.
6. Jesus is breathtakingly beautiful.  

Thanks to this book, I am eager to stand in the presence of something great.  I am a believer, and EVERYONE should read this short book.  I didn’t spoil everything...but I will leave you with this.

Over the years Colton’s mom and dad asked him, after seeing a picture of Jesus, “What’s wrong with this picture, Colton?”  The little boy would point out things here and there that weren’t right about the picture.  Then Colton’s dad read about another little girl that had the same experience as Colton...and she is a gifted artist.  Colton’s dad called him downstairs to show him the picture the little girl had drawn of Jesus.  He asked Colton, “What’s wrong with this one, Colton?”  After seconds of silence the little boy responded, “Dad, that one’s right.”  Here is that picture by a little girl named Akiane.