Whenever you are headed someplace, you need to know your current position in order to get the map to give you directions to where you are going.
Where am I going? What is my destination?
My goal is Glory and my destination is HEAVEN! I want to live in Ps 91:1

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Ps 27:4 One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.

Ps 84:10 For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

So – How far Is Heaven?

I’ve been locked up way too long
In this crazy world
How far is heaven
I just keep on prayin’ Lord
And just keep on livin’

How far is heaven
Yeah, Lord can you tell me
How far is heaven
I just got to know how far
How far is heaven
Yeah, Lord can you tell me

A catchy song that tells us NOTHING!!!!

Where is Heaven???? Heaven is in my heart.

I LOVE THIS SONG!

The kingdom of our God is here
Heaven is in my heart
The presence of His majesty
Heaven is in my heart
And in His presence joy abounds
Heaven is in my heart
The light of holiness surrounds
Heaven is in my heart

His precious life on me He spent
Heaven is in my heart
To give me life without an end
Heaven is in my heart
In Christ is all my confidence
Heaven is in my heart
The hope of my inheritance
Heaven is in my heart

We are a temple for His throne
Heaven is in my heart
And Christ is the foundation stone
Heaven is in my heart
He will return to take us home
Heaven is in my heart
The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come!”
Heaven is in my heart

Heaven is in MY Heart – and Yours, if you have Jesus Christ as Your Lord and Savior!

Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

1 Cor 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

The reason I was wondering about this was, I wanted to know how to get back to dwelling in the secret place after I’d been mucking around in the worldly necessities of life. You know what I mean, walking amongst those thorns and upon those stones that steal the seed of God’s word out of your conscious thought(Matt 13).

Oh, wait, the verse(Ps 91:1) is he that DWELLETH, he that ABIDETH.
I need to STAY THERE, right?
I ought not go OUT into the world, right????
Of course, the Word says:
I’m not of the world,
but I’m told to be IN the world,
and to go ye INTO ALL the world to preach the gospel…
so, what is all this about getting back into that secret PLACE???

Dwell = as a verb…in light of a place:
1. to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.

Abide = as a verb…in light of a place:
1.to remain; continue; stay:
2.to have one’s abode; dwell; reside:

So – it’s where I go home to…

Of course, there are these definitions:

Dwell – 2. to live or continue in a given condition or state:

Abide – 3. to continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship,

MY HEART – IS THE HOME OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD!

How do I want the Spirit of God to dwell in me?  Because I AM THE TEMPLE OF GOD – the Holy Spirit DWELLS in me!!!!
And since the Holy Spirit dwells IN ME, I can dwell in HIM!
Paul said in Acts, as he was trying to explain God to the folks at Mars Hill(Acts 17:28):

For in him we live, and move, and have our being;

Therefore, I can dwell in Him because He dwells in me…that makes sense, right????
Well, for me, as I think about it, I get this old commercial in mind:

 
In other words, I don’t really quite get how He can be in us, as we are in Him…but then, I don’t get how the Creator of the Universe came to earth born as an infant child, and dwelt among us. God Is…God. I am (wo)Man…and I rejoice in the parts He has explained…and rejoice that HE chose to dwell with me.
He chooses to dwell with all who believe.

1 Cor 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

That’s simple to understand…so, I’m going to apply the second set of definitions for now…and look forward to heaven being my home when I finish this race.
But this didn’t answer WHERE am I…it answered WHERE am I aiming to go….so, I guess I need to figure out WHERE I am tomorrow!

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

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