Epiphany of Grace

I've been a little down today. And in my usual optimistic spirit I thought, "WHAT IF THINGS GET WORSE?"
But then two thoughts began to surface in the little pea brain of mine. One was a quote, "I do not wonder if God will give me His best, I am wondering how painful His best will turn out to be." As I thought about it, I decided to re-write that quote. I am wondering how beautiful it's going to turn out to be. I know there will be pain. I know there will be heart ache. But I want to know how beautiful it's going to be. I want to be ever focused on the beauty and the blessings. That is what I want to set my gaze.
My second odd rambling was from back when my grandpa died. As we saw cancer slowly but surely take his body, we prayed for his soul. And just a few weeks before he died my grandpa did accept the Lord. I remember the last weeks vividly. Most of what he said didn't make sense because he couldn't think clearly enough to really communicate with us. However, he wanted us to know that Jesus had saved him. And that's all that really matters whether you are at the beginning of your life or the end. It's not these other things that we think about it. It's whether or not Jesus has saved me.

Psalm 27:4
One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple.