Questions

[JoshuaW]

Is it wrong to only want to go to heaven so that we can see our children again? If so how can I stop thinking that way?

 

[Maria1217]

Is it wrong to only want to go to heaven so that we can see our children again? If so how can I stop thinking that way?

Yes, it’s wrong. One ought to pray fervently for the grace to love God above all things. For example, O my God, grant me the grace to love Thee above all things with my whole heart and soul, purely because Thou art infinitely perfect and deserving of all love.

 

[WIP]

Is it wrong to only want to go to heaven so that we can see our children again? If so how can I stop thinking that way?

Jesus said....

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 10:37-39 NKJV

 

[Josef]

Hey All,
JoshuaW, I am going to offer a different point of view. John 3:16 tells us that God loved us so much that He sent His only begotten son . . .
His love for us was/is that strong. Your love for your children is equally strong. Therefore your actions are out of love. How can God be upset if you are mimicking Him? God offers everlasting life for believing in His Son Jesus. Everybody has a reason for believing. Most desire the eternal life. But getting to see your son or daughter again is a wonderful benefit for believing in Jesus.

I would ask though, why can't it be both; a love for God, through belief in Jesus, and the love for your children?
Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz

 

[Tenchi]

Is it wrong to only want to go to heaven so that we can see our children again? If so how can I stop thinking that way?

It's not wrong, exactly, to want to see your children when you are in heaven. But understand that what makes heaven heavenly is God, not your children, or any other loved one you might encounter in God's eternal realm. If you don't deeply desire heaven because God is there and you want desperately, above all, to be with Him, then, quite frankly, you aren't ready for heaven.

 

[for_his_glory]

None of us could ever fathom what the New Jerusalem will be like in all its splendor and literally being in the presence of Christ Jesus or what we will look like in new glorified bodies. Will we even know each other like we do now, I have no clue. What is more important is the love of God over anything else including our loved ones here on earth. The things we think about here on earth probably won't even matter when we are all gathered to Christ on that day. If you love your children here on earth then that same love will be for eternity.

 

[Hopeful 2]

Is it wrong to only want to go to heaven so that we can see our children again? If so how can I stop thinking that way?

Wanting to be reunited with my loved ones was what made me become a Christian.
Wanting to be united with the Lord is what keeps me a Christian.