Will You go to Heaven Before Me?

This past summer, I spend several days caring for three of my grandsons!

Though we had lots of fun, we also had some amazing conversations!

Hudson, my oldest grandson, is a very bright little boy!

I’m not quite sure how this conversation started, but at one point during the conversation, Hudson asked…

“Gammy, will you go to heaven before me”?

I could feel tears coming to my eyes as this sweet little boy innocently asked this question.

Praying before I responded…”Yes, Hudson…I will probably go to heaven before you”.

Hudson asked…”Is that because you are older than me”?

“Yes”….knowing there was so much more that I could share, but how much do you share with a 5 year old? 

Hudson has such a sensitive heart…I didn’t want to share that life doesn’t always seem to be fair…and that sometimes little children go to heaven before their parents! 

Moments later Hudson continued the conversation.

“Mommy told me that we will get new bodies when we get to heaven”.

I told him that was true!

Hudson than asked…”Will we get new veins in our bodies too”?

Hmmmmm….I wondered…will our new bodies have veins? 

I honestly answered…”I’m not sure buddy”!  “I don’t know what our new bodies will look like”!

I could see tears pooling in Hudson’s eyes!

Hudson than said…”I’m not sure I want new veins or a new body”  “And I will miss you if you go to heaven before me”!

As I looked at Hudson’s sweet face…as he shared his tender heart…I prayed God would give me the wisdom to respond to all of his questions!

I told Hudson that heaven was a beautiful place where there will be no more tears…no more pain…and that someday…we will all be together there if we have asked Jesus into our hearts!

I told him how important it was for each of us to live our lives in way that is pleasing to God…and to ask Him each day to help us make good choices!

I told him how important it was for us to tell others about Jesus so that they too could go to heaven too!

Lastly, I shared that the greatest gift this Gammy could ever receive is knowing that each of her children…grandchildren…and future grandchildren will be in Heaven with her someday!

Though I hoped my answers would satisfy Hudson’s questions, I could tell his little mind was processing what I had shared!

Soon, he asked his next question…”Where will I live in heaven…what will my house be like”?

Hudson continued with…”I love my home here”!

I told him that God has a wonderful home for us in heaven….and that Jesus was there preparing a place for us!

His word states…”My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?....John 14:2.

And then shared with him…but we don’t have to think about that right now…because we still have lots time here on this earth with all of our family and friends!

This isn’t the first time that Hudson has asked me some in-depth questions!

During a previous conversation, we were talking about how God made everything!

After we discussed what God created each day of the week, Hudson then asked…”If God made all of those things…who made God”??

Wow!

Good question buddy! 

How do you respond to that?

If this little guy is asking these type of questions when he is 5 years old…what questions will he be asking when he is a teenager…a young adult?!

I am already praying for God to bless his mama and daddy with wisdom as he asks each of them tough questions!

As I thought about Hudson’s questions…his desire to know the truth…to understand God’s ways…I realized how important it is for me to not only read the bible daily…but to study it…meditate upon it…ask God to reveal to me what the scriptures are saying!

How can I witness to others…how can I share Jesus if I am not knowledgeable of God’s word?

John 5:39 says…”You study the scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.  These are the very Scriptures that testify about me.”

God’s word…the Holy Bible…is filled with scriptures that provide us knowledge about Jesus!

I want to be able to share God’s word…His truth with not only all of my grandsons…but with everyone that I come in to contact with!

I desire to be a light in this dark world…

Honestly, I’m not sure I answered all of Hudson’s questions very well that day! 

And I’m sure that precious little boy will have tough questions for all of us in the future!

So I will continue to open my bible daily…pray…and ask God to give me His wisdom…for those tough questions in life!

Dear Heavenly Father…thank you for the gift of eternal life!  And though we not really know what heaven will be like…we can have the assurance of spending eternity with you!  Thank you for that free gift!