I can only imagine

I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk by Your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When Your face is before
I can only imagine

Surrounded by Your glory
What will my heart feel
Will I dance for You, Jesus?
Or in awe of You, be still?
Will I stand in Your presence
Or to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing Hallelujah?
Will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine,
I can only imagine!

I can only imagine
When the day comes
When I find myself
Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever, forever worship You

(C) Words and Music by Bart Millard

We get distracted by the things of today so often, that we forget to look the forever tomorrow. Imagining what it could be like, to have better results, to get the girl of my dreams, to get the Ph.D, to get that great guitar or bass, to get a dream car. We imagine to much in things that are temporal and forget about the things that will last into eternity.

What will it be like, when this life is going to end. And we look back at our youth and widner why we were so stupid to put our hope and desires of things which really seem so stupid on hindsight.

I used to lie awake at night thinking about the moment on my death bed, when I cross into etrnity. What if it doesn't happen that way? Perhaps I may die in a crueller way! Those thoughts use to frighten the hell out of me.

Often, we would think about the "what ifs" of life. What if I had better results? What if I had gotten that girl/boy? And we are all consumed by it. Consumed by the things that will fade. We treat life so flippantly.

I think there is a better way to spend our time. To think about the forever, eternity, infinity. What it will be like in heaven? What will it be like after I die? that thought used to frighten me, now they will me will joy.

I can only imagine what it will be like in heaven, at this present time in my life. But at least I know, one day, I will be going there.