The Weight of Heaven

I've noticed one thing that sets apart great (and by great I mean timeless classics, not authors who are just popular now) Christian writers in their literature: it is the almost tangible feeling of the Kingdom to come. I'm not even sure if great men even live entirely in this world. I wouldn't call myself qualified to judge this, but certainly the more I grow the more present and immediate this feeling becomes.

The feeling is like one of a weight sitting on the front of my mind, refocusing everything constantly. It is a glorious weight, something that covers me and I feel literally oozes from me at times. Do those who truly change this world live for and in that other place? People with an eternal perspective are both the most admirable and the most puzzling people you will ever meet. An eternal perspective will appear blind to the problems facing dreams, while being so lucid in the details that seem insignificant - if I am set on eternity, then even the most catastrophic life event will merely slow me down as I learn to adapt. Conversely, even the greatest success I will brush off lightly, because I know where my real treasure and promise lies.

Though this feeling is strong in my life, I need more of it. I need to see God's face, read God's word, hear the Spirit's conviction of my actions. I have to become better at being an ambassador of Christ - because that is really where our life goals should be at. So Lord, let me see your face and let my life reflect your glory!