so my grandfather Dejonge finally got approval to check into his room in heaven, aka God's big house. this means last week was full of funeral home and funeral and lots of hanging out. i am not a very good hang out kinda guy, but anyway.
During the hanging out i had lots of time to think, i kept trying to find the proper emotion. weeping did not feel right, sadness did not seem to fit for longer than short moments. The proper emotion was described to me during the service.
Joy,
strange huh, yep it struck me that way as well, but here's what i have realized.
First of all, the hope of Jesus Christ tells us that this life is not all there is, so there is no reason to be sad when it's over. there is so much more waiting for those who accept him as lord and savior
Secondly, we should be happy for the time that we were given with God's gift to us in our grandfather/father/friend
So there you have it folks, feel free to mourn the loss, there is nothing wrong with that, Jesus wept over Laz when he died.
But don't stop there, Laugh, express joy, grab on to the hope of Jesus and party down.
When I die, which we all hope is a long ways away, miss me, but don't be all teary (I'm not good with tears anyway) and somber about it, let it rip, have a live band rocking out at the funeral home, do a smokey burn out, express joy and praise God, i know i will be cause i will be in the best place ever.
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