If you don't mind me asking, doesn't it seem like during the last few months of the year that unexpected deaths occur more frequently than usual? Whether or not this is true, I have no idea what the numbers reveal. But I do know that the fall/winter holiday season tends to make the emotional scarring of death more pronounced.
As I was talking with Father in that aforementioned moment, it became more apparent to me that the key to overcoming the sting of death is the elimination of separation between the earthly realm and the heavenly realm. What makes Heaven so near to us in our earthly state is the manifestation of Heaven's culture on Earth. It's no different than if I lived in Tokyo, Japan. Although I would physically be thousands of miles away from home, the separation is instantly eliminated when I hear American music, watch American films, and enjoy the aromas and tastes of American food. In that moment, it doesn't matter that I'm way over in Tokyo because I am experiencing the culture of my home country right where I'm located.
Sadly, many of us experience a religion that EMPHASIZES the separation between the physical and spiritual realms as opposed to ELIMINATING it. Believers are "longing for their heavenly home" instead of actively manifesting the heavenly culture where they are geographically located. Death of our physical bodies should not be seen as a way of escape from a life that is too often described as "hell on earth." The cessation of life here should be viewed as a seamless transition from this realm to the next.
Therefore, be encouraged to make your existence here a Heaven to go to Heaven from. Eliminate the separation between the physical and spiritual realm by experiencing Heaven's culture here as much as you can. And no, that doesn't mean being at a church service every day of the week or even multiple times on Sundays. It means you intentionally live in such a way that the activity of Heaven is welcomed into your life and free to manifest its distinguishable characteristics in your environment. The fruit of the Spirit should be evident, and the gifts of the Spirit should flow freely. Father's presence should be felt, and people should be able to discern that what they're experiencing (as they encounter you) MUST be what it's like to be in Heaven. Once the separation is eliminated, then death loses its sting.
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