On the Fifth Anniversary of Linda's Death

As I’ve thought about my situation, I’ve concluded that these are some of my best days. I say that because I feel the closest to God that I have ever felt. I have learned much about what it means to follow Jesus. I am understanding the Spirit’s role better than ever before. What makes this strange is that I have grown in these things since Linda’s death. According to the world, I’m not supposed to feel good. These aren’t supposed to be my best days. I’m supposed to be coping at best, at least until I can find someone else or something else to be my source of happiness. But Linda was never my source of happiness, nor was she ever intended to be. Enjoying her was a means to happiness, to be sure, and one day she will be that once again. But Jesus is my source of happiness. And I have not lost Him. As I look to my future I consider eternity. Here's one bit of what it will be like: no more death. Here, people and relationships suffer death. But not there. Not at all. And so, I can feel good about what Jesus is doing in me and through me as I await even better days.