THE JOURNEY OF LIFE

Life is a journey to the destination we hope for and choose. I thought of this as we drove across Kansas and Colorado to Manti, Utah, to visit my sister Diane. We have always been close friends because we like to talk about our spiritual journey and our victories through Christ.

So look at these pictures and apply them to your own life, dear friends.



This is the view from the front of our lodge in the mountains where we stayed in Colorado.







We each choose our eternal destiny. If you haven’t chosen to be with Jesus, you can change your mind if you do it before you die. I was looking forward to being with my precious sister, just like I eagerly anticipate living in heaven someday with Jesus my Lord. So I chose to get out on the road and take a few risks. Sure enough, there was rain on the way home, but God brought us through safely.

I didn’t know what I would find on the other side of the mountains but by faith I knew that Diane and her husband Jay were waiting there to see us. It takes effort to cross mountains even in this modern day, but it is a worthwhile trip if you have a good destination in mind.




The road through Colorado

Some people travel on the upper level, with their thoughts fixed on eternal things. Others go through life on a lower road and don’t care to learn much through their trials. At other times we all go through rough rapids in life, like the Colorado river in this picture. God will bring us through safely if we are trusting in Him each moment and seeking His guidance.





After Denver we went through the tunnel that is 1.6 miles long over Loveland Pass in Colorado. It is dark in the tunnels of life, but believers in Christ have faith that they will soon come out into the light again.

We had a relaxing night in the Quality Inn near Golden, Colorado. Our room had comfortable chairs and even a small sofa, which helped our tired backs. Outside the window we could see the Continental Divide toward the west and way down below the trees was the road we had traveled from Denver in the east. Beautiful pine trees were all around us. It reminded me how God provides special blessings for His children along the path of life.





With my sister at last! In this life we are separated by at least two days of travel. But in heaven we will enjoy fellowship together for ever because we both love Jesus and do our best to live for Him. The odd reflections in the glass door remind me of the confusing journeys of life that we will forget about when we are safe with Jesus.





Diane ad Jay are productive in physical ways as well as spiritual . They had worked hard on their garden this spring (see it in the background). Too much bending had brought on a spell of back pain for Diane, but she was accepting it with a smile. She rested on the bed a lot while we were there, to relax her back muscles. We need to always rest our hearts in Jesus, no matter what pain we are going through. Jesus is our strength and He has things for us to do even when we are laid aside physically.



Lindell (on the left) enjoyed fellowship with Jay. It is sometimes hard to find spiritual fellowship in this life with people who have the same deep interests we have. But God provides friends along the way. We should seek Christian friends and be friendly even to strangers and try to win them to Jesus.



Lindell has recovered almost completely from the dark journey of last year of
severe pain from his injuries caused by being hit by a pickup truck while on his bicycle. God has given him back his smile and optimism about life.

On our trip we stopped to find my cousin Donna’s grave near Grand Junction, Colorado.



Her daughter Roxanne had put up a lovely headstone. We have wonderful memories of Donna and how she walked with the Lord and glorified Him. All our lives will end with death if Jesus doesn’t come for us first in the air. Donna is not there in the ground now. She is with Jesus who loved her and died to redeem her from sin. Someday we will see her again.

Do you know where you will spend eternity? Just knowing about Jesus will not be enough. You need to invite Him to be your own Lord and Savior and decide you will follow Him closely all your life. I am glad that I will see most of your dear friends in heaven someday. There we will have thousands of years to fellowship together and learn more about our loving God and Father.

Rosemary Watson