The Unknown

It's funny how my blog topics get inspired. I was relaxing listening to soft piano music on my google dot and I started to think about how today, I heard what sounded like trumpets. I kept hearing them and then my mind floated to how trumpets will be sounded and then the Rapture will take place. So because the Rapture is so part of what I'm looking forward to should I live to see it, I thought to myself and got myself up out of my chair and went outside to look up into the sky. The thought of it being the Rapture crossed my mind and I know that all things are possible through Christ, but I thought I should go outside, because if it is the Rapture I didn't want to have Jesus pull me through the roof -- silly me I know -- because I would think with his supernatural powers, there would be a way he could pull me through without the visions that go through my head at least of actually ascending and breaking through the barriers that were above me. So with that thought I went outside and looked up. I looked everywhere to make sure I wasn't missing something. I could hear what sounded like trumpets. At one point the sounds were low and then high and even sounded like they harmonized. Because I didn't see anything or anyone ascending, I went back into my house. I kept listening and then my mind resolved that because we live by the Bay near San Francisco, it was probably a freight carrier passing through the Bay and sounding its horns to get the sail boats out of the way. Because as I sat there, I heard it getting further and further away. I will admit, there was a part of me that was disappointed, however, I thought to myself how at least I'm prepared to move should I hear something more dramatic in the future that actually are the trumpets sounding before we are caught up in the sky with Jesus. It's always good to be prepared. I shared with my companion that I would have come back inside and gotten him if in fact it was the Rapture.

So back to laying down relaxing and listening to the beautiful music. I must have been between sleep and being awake, because like the Rapture -- the unknown as to how it will unfold, I started to think how when each of us is born. We are formed by two people (who you hope are in love) who are joined together and a part of each one of them joins into one small microscopic universe and we are formed. Out of what might appear to be nothing, but there is an event that starts to form us. The form that God and Jesus thought of before we were even conceived. With each day we grow into different phases of our life as we form in our mother's womb. We are formed with life substance that comes from our mother and the miracle of reproduction. But imagine this, we are breathless. I often wonder, because of the umbilical chord that becomes our life source are their microscopic air molecules that feed into our lungs? If you have ever watched the clips that are shown as a baby grows, there seems to be a point of constant activity. I remember seeing my little babies on a monitor when I was receiving an amniocentesis procedure to determine their sex and if they had received an extra chromosome because of my age. I saw their movements and when the needle was stuck into my abdomen and womb, one of the twins reached up toward the area where the needle was entering. Imagine all that takes place inside the womb as you are formed into life. Are there times where we felt cold or warmth? 

I know I would play music and set the headphones over my belly so all my babies in utero could hear the music. I liked when people would talk near my belly to my babies so they could hear their voices as well. I used to sing in the hopes that my babies could hear my voice as I sang. Just imagine for all the weeks that we are being formed, the sensations that we may have felt. Then the day comes, when we are ready to be born into an air filled life. What did we feel as our mothers pushed us through the birth canal? The pressure of our little baby heads going through her dilated yet small part of her body. And then the constriction of her body's exit as our already swollen faces are squeezed through and we are pulled out into a world of unknowns. At a moment, we will feel the earthly atmosphere and take in breath for the first time and choke on the world that once was. But do we remember any of it? Not one bit. 

We go through life with many unknowns set before us. We experience all kinds of different situations throughout our life. We know not from one moment to the next what will transpire. We have no indicator of how long we will live or when we will die. During our lifespan our brains will be bombarded with all kinds of philosophies, theologies and information -- some that are beyond our understanding. Yet, we keep moving forward in time (a measurement of space that someone named for us). As you can see, I am a very deep thinker and sometimes I amaze myself at what thoughts my braincells can lock in on as I live through each day. Today it is the thoughts of the unknown, which I'm choosing to share with you.

Imagine living in a life without hope. I can't even begin to fathom what a sad existence that would be. So in my learning and receiving information, I was shown the Bible -- a book inspired by God. If I had never heard or read about how life began and why, I think I would have gone insane. Because of all the books and theories I have been presented in this life -- the one inspired by God -- a Creator -- is the one that makes the most sense to me and gives me a hope like no other. God created a perfect world that got marred by sin. But then He sent His son Jesus as a redemption for our sins -- so that we can have eternal life once again with God, Jesus and Holy Spirit (who is our guide in our life). Yes, the skeptics are there who say it is delusional and there are many other things that explain life's purpose. I've found that the other things -- have too many holes. When you read the Bible and received information regarding its contents, there are events and history that line up perfectly with what is written. After reflecting on just the beginning of life, how can one deny that there isn't a Creator. Everything in this universe has a beginning. 

In Genesis, the first book of the Bible, it states "In the Beginning .  . ." You can find everything that pertains to life in scripture -- absolutely everything. As I was writing my Testimonial blog section, I challenged myself to find a scripture that had to do with every subject I touched upon and you know what? There was always a scripture pertaining to every subject I wrote about. The Bible is complete -- it even tells us how the world will change and what it will look like as it progresses. In Revelation, we read about the end times and how the world as we know it now will end. Here is the catch though, we don't know the time, only God knows.

And just like we are brought into the world, if we are not miraculously taken by the Rapture, we will experience going through the process of death. Some people think they will die into a darkness and sleep until the Second Coming of Christ. However, I believe there is a premonition process prior to one's dying -- unless it is a sudden death experience. I believe that if you live your life and have accepted Jesus Christ as your savior, your spirit separates from your body (your remains) and ascends back to God in heaven. You will have to go through a process of death, but I believe Jesus will be with you as you transition. I personally have prayed and asked Jesus if he would send a messenger (an angel) when and if my time comes, of course according to His will and not mine. I've had numerous friends explain to me what experiences they have had in their near death experiences and also when a loved one is transitioning from this world into the next -- I'm comforted in knowing what has been seen and have been provided proof enough that when we stop breathing that in that moment -- immediately we will open our eyes in heaven. 

One of the most beautiful stories a friend of mine shared with me as her father was transitioning was that he was describing to her -- he told her that there were a bunch of people he could see setting a big banquet table -- he described to her how exquisite everything looked and how it was too beautiful for words to describe to her -- she knew that heaven was preparing a banquet for her father's home going. 

I also had a friend who had her sister describing what she was seeing as she was dying and she shared with her sister a beautiful description of what she was seeing and then a veil like peace spread over her sister's face and then she was gone. The sisters had a pact, because they both had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and didn't want the other to fear the process as one died to bring comfort to the one who would follow. Both girls had also witnessed their mother passing from the same disease. 

The near death experiences that have been shared with me were from people who actually coded and had to be brought back to life. They told me to never fear dying as when it happens, you feel a separation of your body and spirit and then there is a peace they cannot describe.  My companion who was14 years old when he was in an accident that put him into a coma for two months. He described to me that during his coma, he would be walking through the hospital and walking outside in his community around the hospital in San Francisco. He described to me that it was very peaceful and he wasn't fearful.

I have an aunt who actually had an angel visit her before she passed -- she was at home and was in bed -- she looked up and saw an angel -- she was terrified at first. She described that she saw the angel and its mouth was moving and she told the angel, I can't hear you. This happened twice to her while she was in her home and soon after, she was admitted to the hospital and eventually passed. My parents and her husband were by her side. There was a Pastor and as they were praying as she transitioned, there was a bright warm glow that filled the room and as fast as it came, it left with her last breath.

The unknown. One thing we can be certain of is that we are in the constant state of the unknowns, yet so many of us want proof - we crave the absolute. How can we be so determined to have absolutes when our lives have been built consistently on the "Unknown"?

I choose to have faith in God and what is written in the Bible. Faith -- the hope or strong belief in someone or something that can't be seen or there is no proof. Biblical faith in the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen.