I read a statement somewhere that said...'Life is not about the Destination...but the Journey'. I do not agree with this statement because, for me, my 'Journey of Life' is definitely about the 'Destination'. I can honestly admit that if not for the anticipation of one day reaching my 'promised' Destination...I would have given up on 'Life' a long time ago. It is the Word of God that keeps me. It tells me that if I 'hold out' the reward that awaits me will be more than worth 'anything' I have gone through down here.
How grateful I am to Almighty God, for He, knowing how difficult journeying would be, provided a sure way for us to reach our destination. In His infinite Wisdom and Great Love, He has littered our roads with 'fruits'...beautiful. When these Golden Fruits are eaten our spirits are lifted, our hearts encouraged, and our bodies are revitalized. We are filled with the so needed gift of FAITH...without which we could never reach our Destination.
This Journey of Life, with its ups and downs, sorrows and joys, bitters and sweets, fulfillment and disappointments, smiles and deep pains, can often obscure our vision. People don't decide to end their Journey of Life because they can 'see' their Destinations but because, they can't see their Destinations. They can't 'see' any reason for holding on. They can't see any reason for hanging around for another sunrise. They can't 'see' that there is a reward...a prize...at the end of their Journey. They think that whatever they are going through, or experiencing in their Life, is all that there is to their Journey. Thus, when their difficulties are so much greater than what they can 'see', they choose to give up on their quest to reach their Destination.
I know this to be true because it is my personal testimony that the only thing that has kept me from losing my will to live is 'knowing' who awaits me...and what awaits me. My Journey is sure because I 'know', beyond a shadow of a doubt...where I am going. Life, for me... is about my Destination