I spent a day riding dirt bikes
and wheelers with Hubby’s dad, sister and her boyfriend. I had a good 4 hours of driving time to talk
with my father in law. He was pretty
upset about how rapidly Hubby’s sister has declined. He asked about Hubby, and if I have noticed
any symptoms. While I wanted to be
completely honest about my fears and concerns, my little 10 year old buddy was
sitting between us in the truck. We’ve
had conversations with the kids about Huntington’s, but I just didn’t want to
burden him with any more worry and concern than he already has. So I did not hare my honest opinion.
That evening I sat on the couch
with my hubby showing him pictures of the day I spent with his family. He can NOT stop moving his legs, feet, hands
and arms while I showed him the pictures.
Punkin was diagnosed with scoliosis the previous day. I am generally feeling frustrated with all of
my broken joints (knees, ankles, plantar fasciitis, etc.). Oh, Lord, I look forward to the day I can
have a perfect body again. No more tears
and no more pain! I am so glad that as
Christians, these broken bodies of ours on earth are not our homes. The earthly body is simply a tent – a
temporary shelter.
Think about it. No, seriously think about
that!!
Imagine someone who is building a
house, their dream home, but they can’t live in it yet, so they live in a
temporary house or even a tent while their dream home is being built.
My dream home is being
built. My dream home will have all of
the amenities perfectly suited to me…it will not be run down, broken, or need
repairs. It will not be tired, aged,
leaking or any other imaginable problem.
No, this dream home will NEVER need repairs. But my dream home is not ready for me yet…so
here I am, living in a tent.
A tent is a temporary shelter.
Over time tents break down,
develop leaks, holes and wear thin in the damage of the sun, rain, wind and
snow. When storms come along, tents whip
around in the wind, leak rain and snow, and can lose tent stakes unless they
are firmly planted in the ground.
Who am I?
Who am I, REALLY?
Am I my body?
Certainly not! I am my soul.
I am ME, the soul who lives temporarily in this body. My body now is just a tent. It is wearing out, there are holes and tears
and leaks in this tent. Knees, ankles,
hips, eyes, ears and shoulders no longer work properly like a new tent. And I am considered healthy. What about Hubby? Hubby’s tent is falling
apart. It has big holes, tears and
leaks. The winds and rains whip it apart
more each day. What about his
sister? She is living in a tattered old
rag of a salvation army tent, barely held down from the winds.
To keep your tent from blowing
away in the winds, you must drive the tent stakes firmly into the ground. It must be anchored firmly so the tent
doesn’t break loose and flap in the wind and tear even further. By being firmly staked in the Word of God and
in Christ Jesus, I have been able to weather many storms in life, but I
anxiously look forward to my dream home!
I am so grateful that I (but especially my hubby and family members)
only need to live in this broken, worn down tent temporarily.
One day, my tent will give out,
and I will be able to move into my dream home.
I have the BEST carpenter on the
job, building my dream home for me – Jesus Christ, who has gone on ahead of me
to prepare a place for me!!!
Some people firmly believe that
anyone with potential for Huntington’s should be tested. I suppose in some ways, it would be nice to
know, but whether you know or not does not change the fact that we are living in
a temporary tent. Our tent might
withstand many storms and wear out slowly over 80 or 90 years, or our tent may
deteriorate rapidly with the onset of disease, or our tent could be violently
torn apart as a truck drives through camp in a terrible car accident. No matter if our temporary earthly body is
killed by a drunk driver, old age, or Huntington’s disease, the fact remains
that we are ALL in a TEMPORARY home.
If you know these facts:
1)
you are living in a temporary home
2)
you will be asked to move out of it and into
another home
3)
you do not know the day and time you have to
move
Then: wouldn’t you want to find out all you could
about the home you are going to move into?
Wouldn’t your focus be on your permanent forever home instead of the
home you will be moved out of? You do
not have the choice to stay in your temporary home – you WILL be moved out of
it.
So let’s focus on what happens on
moving day! While most of us not know
when we will move out of our tent and into our forever home, we CAN find out
about WHERE we are moving.
WHERE are we moving when this
tent is destroyed? We have but one
choice. Without a tent, we are
homeless. We automatically lose our home
and are cast into a desolate, lonely, unfriendly, dangerous and miserable
existence, away from anyone we know and love.
The homeless shelter is run by a thieving, lying, torturous beast who lives
solely to torture the tenants and enslave them in his darkness. Everyone is headed to the homeless shelter
after their tent is destroyed. Every
human being who moves out of their tent (dies) is headed into suffering and
despair on moving day…UNLESS…unless they accept a free voucher to move into
their dream home!
This is good news!!! There is a way to prevent moving into the
homeless shelter when our tent fails. Our
King is building us a dream home, built by His best builder, His son, who is
RIGHT NOW preparing and building our permanent, eternal, glorious, amazing,
indescribable homes. The price on these
homes is quite high…it costs our death…but HE has ALREADY PAID FOR IT! The
only thing we need to do is ACCEPT the FREE gift of salvation from Him, and
the home is ours! We can avoid being
homeless when our tent is destroyed!
God wants to adopt everyone as
His children and Jesus desires to share His inheritance with us. We can move directly into the King’s castle
where there are streets of gold and no more tears, no more pain, only love and
joy and peace surrounding us every day!
We only have to BELIEVE on Him who saves us, Jesus Christ! And by
believing in Him and Him alone, we are guaranteed a place in Heaven when our
earthly tents/bodies are destroyed.
Jesus himself is building us the most magnificent home! He has gone ahead
to prepare a place for us…for ME…and for YOU – IF you accept the gift! If you don’t believe in Him or accept His
gift – then you are destined to the homeless shelter…and eternal death and
suffering and torment.
So, while I am sure it would help
us to know if Hubby has HD, either way, we already know the tents are failing
us and coming apart. Our focus now, is
on our builder, our carpenter, who is building a place for hubby, for me and
for all who believe and call on Him. A
perfect place and an eternal home!!
Although I have increased health
insurance, long term care and life insurance, just in case hubby has HD, I
strive to keep my eyes on the prize – my eternal home for my soul – and not
this temporary dwelling. The time for
testing just isn’t right yet. Instead,
we focus on our eternal home and our eternal and loving Father.
How about you? What will you do after your tent is
destroyed? Will you be homeless and
tortured for all eternity, never finding a place of peace or rest, suffering
under the torture of an evil landlord who hates your very being? Or will you choose life? Will you choose to live an eternal life of
peace, joy, love and a FATHER who is the King of all creation, King of the
Universe, King of Heaven and who desires to ADOPT you as HIS CHILD (instead of
being a land lord or ruler). You cannot
wait to make this choice. By not
choosing to follow Christ, you have already decided to move into the homeless
shelter with Satan, and you have already chosen NOT to accept the free gift of
a permanent lovely home. You must decide
NOW to make your reservations and allow the carpenter, Jesus Christ, to design
a HEAVENLY home for you.
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