Master Plan

My uncle passed away during the night. He passed away in peace and is now with God in heaven. How amazing to think of him up there where there is no suffering. It gives me peace to know that he is in such an awesome place and that he is no longer in pain. So many thoughts have been running through my head today about different things. What a dire existence it would be if we did not believe in God and not believe in heaven. I feel for those who loose a loved one who did not know Jesus and now don’t have the peace of knowing where they are. I feel for the people who in the moment of death have no clue what is beyond. Life can be theirs if they choose it and I so want people to know the greatness of God. To look at life through the moments and to realize that death is not the black ending, but only the beginning to something beyond our wildest imaginations. Uncle Arnold was an amazing man with an amazing heart who raised six amazing children. I can hardly fathom what my aunt and cousins are going through at this very moment. Though we want to celebrate where Uncle Arnold has gone there are still many who are missing their husband, dad, grandpa, son, brother, uncle and friend. I do believe I will double think my actions and my words at times and really enjoy moments with my family and friends. Who has time to wallow in self-pity and to let the little things bother them when we can make each day joyful? There is a time for everything and I am annoyed at myself for freaking out about such menial things when life will bring such tragic events such as death. It is all a process though and I wouldn’t have known these things if I hadn’t gone through them. But enough about me! I praise God for placing such an amazing man as Uncle Arnold on this earth. I praise God for giving him a couple of comfortable days to share with his family while his time was coming to a close. Though I may not understand why something like this had to happen now, I know that there is a master plan for all of our lives and I pray I can continually see that.