Why here?

There are days when I don't want to be here. There are times when I just don't want to be here at all. I don't want to be here... I want to be with Jesus. Where everything is perfect. Where there is no mess. Where there is no pain, suffering, or tears. Where everything is just perfect. Yes, I want to be there.

I look around me and I see bombs going off, killing many. I see shootings. I see pain and voilence. I see porn and abuse. I see drugs and alcohol. I see hate and greed. I see marriages failing and the meaning of friendship depleating. I see music and movies turn to filth. I see christians fall into the ways of the world and lose their faith. I see churchs falling apart. I see heartache and sickness. I see sin...sin and imperfection...And I long to see holiness and perfection. I long to see Jesus.

Yet, I'm here. Why am I here? Why am I stuck in a world of sin when I am made for a Kingdom of Holiness?

I am here because my being here is saving others from being in Hell.

I don't want to be here because I know when I'm done here my home is in Heaven. But what about those whose homes aren't in Heaven? What about those doomed for Hell?

My being here isn't just about getting by till my life is taken from this world and placed with Jesus. My being here is to make sure, when I go, that others are coming with me to see Jesus. My being here isn't about filtering what joy I can from this world, but it's about bringing joy to those who have none. Bringing and showing others what it means to have the joy of Jesus in your heart. My being here isn't about living it up till I'm gone. It's about living for Jesus and bringing Him to the lives of those who do not know what it truly means to live. Its not about wasting away in the worries of this world, but instead, bringing life and hope into those who's world is headed towards death. My being here is about bringing Jesus into the lives of as many as I can. My being here doesn't just require being here. It requires work, and action, and sacrifice. It requires conquering the sin and fear of this world, and bringing forth the hope of the world to come. God's Kingdom come.

My being here, your being here, all of us being here, is to prepare us ALL to one day be with Jesus. Our being here is entirely for Him. Our being here determines where we and where others will be when this world no longer exists. Our being here either equips us for Heaven...or for Hell.

It's not always easy being here. I'd much rather not be here. But I'm here for a purpose and a reason. I want to make my being here about something. I want to make my being here bring others to be with Jesus.

So why here? For Jesus. I'm here for Him. And so that others may know Him.