A Knock on Heaven's Door...

Once again, I am standing at death’s door. I can’t breathe. My body hurts. I am wheezing just like an asthmatic kid. But this time, it is serious.

Sadly, this may be my last blog ever.

According to webmd.com, I am suffering from: emphysema, arthritis, black lung, scurvy, eye cancer, bulimia, measles and pneumonia.

All of my symptoms are characteristic of the above mentioned ailments.

There is good news, though…. I AM GOING TO HEAVEN.

When I die, I will be going to Heaven. I believe it. Now, some of you who are reading this, may not believe in an afterlife or you may not believe in God. And that is your choice. Not believing in something does not make it less true.

I will avoid a theological debate for now.

Recently, I read a poll that said 91% of Americans believe in Heaven. The same poll showed that only 74% of Americans believe in Hell.

Wishful thinking by some!

If I use logic, this would mean that some people believe that Mother Theresa is in Heaven but Hitler, well, he’s JUST DEAD. Or maybe they believe Hitler is in Heaven as well.

In my mind, there must be a Hell if there is a Heaven. Everything in life AND death is in balance.
For every “A” we get on our report cards, there is always the possibility of getting an “F”. Otherwise, what is the point of studying and trying to achieve good grades? And I believe that holds true with life.

However, my faith of choice is not about good grades or doing good deeds. Because I am a Christian, good works are SUPPOSED to be a result of my faith. GOOD WORKS alone are not supposed to be my free ride to Heaven.

For every good deed we do, there are countless bad ones we do.

I am certain that Hitler, as evil as he was, probably showed various acts of kindness during his lifetime. People who have known certain serial killers such as David Berkowitz or Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy all expressed shock when these men were named as being cold and calculating murderers. Friends of these people claimed they were always “gentle” and “kind” with others.

So, in my mind, if GOOD deeds alone got us all into Heaven, there would have to be some magical number of Good Deeds for us to accomplish to get our free ticket.

Recently, I was asked how do I know that my faith of choice is the right one…My answer is I DON’T KNOW.

I do know it is the most logical for me, personally. Not believing in God just seems arrogant to me. To think, we humans, as flawed as we are, ARE the most powerful being of creation just seems narcissistic.

Because Christianity has a history ripe with eyewitnesses of Christ and His followers, I find it easy to believe in it. I read accounts of George Washington and I believe those stories and all of those characters of history. So, why would I doubt the eyewitness of Biblical times? But that is just me.

Also, as elementary as this might be…. I really have nothing to lose.

If I am wrong and there is no God, I simply die. No Heaven. No Hell. I simply rot. Nothing lost.I die exactly the same way everyone else dies… believers or non-believers. WE all just rot.
But if I am right, if my faith is the right one, by God, I do not worry when I am sick and knocking at death’s door like I am right now.

After further research on webmd.com, I have narrowed my ailment down to The Flu.
I will be better in 3 to 5 days.