There is a difference between believing Jesus will return someday and actually living like it could be any moment.
One can lead to a quiet kind of spiritual complacency. The other invites a life of watchfulness, expectancy, and deep dependence on Christ.
I don’t want to drift through my days spiritually half-asleep. I don’t want to be numbed by distractions or lulled into indifference. I also don’t want to avoid entire books of the Bible (hello, Revelation?) simply because they feel too mysterious or intimidating to me.
I want a life that is responsive to Him.
Lord, would you give us a heart that is steady and established.
James 5:7–8
“Be patient… establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”
There is a word that keeps rising in my heart lately:
Eager.
And for maybe the first time in my life, that eagerness isn't rooted in anxiety or fear.
It's a quiet, steady anticipation. A hope that keeps growing.
I notice it when I open my Bible. When I pray. When I hear someone share what the Lord has done in their life. Even in the ordinary moments of my day, something in me responds.
At any given moment, you might catch me clapping or shouting praises to God.
I'll walk outside, look up at the sky, at these massive, magnificent clouds, and suddenly find myself blurting out, "GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST!"
It is… as obnoxious as it sounds.
I literally can't seem to stop because He's become so precious to me. It just comes out of me!
I haven't always been this way. Maybe in other seasons I've been excited about things, sure... but not like this.
There is this joyful overflow in me that keeps spilling out.
Lately, I've become the queen of "no one asked, but can I real quick tell you what incredible thing God is doing?" 😂
What could go wrong? They might think I'm weird?
Honey... that ship has sailed. lol
And somewhere along the way, that eagerness began to include something I never expected: I actually started longing for His return.
Why We Avoid Talking About His Return
If I'm honest, I understand why so many Christians avoid conversations about Jesus' return.
There are so many interpretations, timelines, and theological frameworks that it can quickly feel overwhelming. (Understatement of the century... I know. 😂)
Okay, confession... for a long time, I avoided the book of Revelation altogether.
I’ve been a preacher’s kid my whole life, and until this past year, I had never seriously studied it. It felt waaaay too mysterious and intimidating to me.
And if you've read much of my story, you know I've wrestled with fear and anxiety for much of my life.
An apocalyptic book wasn't exactly where I wanted to spend my free time, you feel me?
So I mostly stayed away.
Looking back, I can totally relate to why so many people avoid this topic.
- Some have watched confident timeline predictions regarding Christ's return come and go.
- Others have encountered teachings that stirred up fear more than hope.
- Maybe you've been traumatized by dramatic depictions of the rapture in the Left Behind series.
- Or maybe these conversations have always felt confusing, divisive, or extreme.
Even defining some of the basic terms can feel like learning another language. (ie: The Day of the Lord, the tribulation, the Great Tribulation, God’s wrath, the rapture/Harpazo, the millennium… you get the idea.)
But over the past year, something began to change in me.
The more I studied Scripture as a whole, the more I started to notice just how beautifully interconnected everything is.
Promises made in Genesis echo into Revelation. The prophets point to Christ. The Gospels fulfill what was foretold. The apostles repeatedly encourage believers to live in eager expectation of His return.
It all started connecting.
And suddenly, I wasn't reading isolated Bible stories anymore.
I was watching one beautiful, unified story unfold.
Scripture as a Living Tapestry
Spending time in God’s Word has started to feel different, too. I don’t see it as disconnected pieces anymore. I'm learning to see how it all connects… how the law, the prophets, the stories, the promises all weave together into one unfolding narrative pointing to Jesus.
IT ALL POINTS TO JESUS, Y'ALL!!!!!!!
The more I read Scripture, the more amazed I become by how intentionally it all fits together.
Every page seems to whisper His name.
Every promise finds its fulfillment in Him.
The sheer amount of cross-references in the bible as a whole is MIND-BLOWING. Like a freaking rainbow!!!!! Come on, so cool.
“Each of the 63,779 cross references found in the Bible are depicted by a single arc - the color corresponds to the distance between the two chapters, creating a rainbow-like effect.” -Photo by Pastor Christoph Römhild and Chris Harrison
God's word, as a whole, is living and active. It is intricately connected in ways that continue to surprise me.
And the more I read, the more I see… and the more I want to keep reading.
The return of Christ isn't a minor theme tucked away in a few isolated passages. It's woven throughout the story of Scripture. We see it anticipated in the Old Testament, taught directly by Jesus, repeated throughout the New Testament letters, and brought to its stunning conclusion in Revelation.
It isn't confined to one book, one author, or one section of the Bible. From the prophets to the Gospels, from Paul's letters to Revelation, Scripture points believers toward the return of Christ over and over and over. And over.
That feels too significant to ignore. (!!!!)
Do I still have questions? Absolutely. I'm sure I always will on this side of eternity.
Theologians have debated their interpretations of these passages for years. Many eschatology views differ in the timing and sequence of end-times events, with each perspective supported by its own theological framework and Scripture references.
It can feel so confusing.
But instead of growing frustrated by everything I don't understand, I've started welcoming some of the mystery.
I'm learning to trust the Author more than I trust my own ability to understand every detail.
And underneath all of this is a question I think many of us quietly ask: Does learning about any of this actually matter?
If we can’t fully grasp the “when” or “how,” it can be tempting to disengage altogether and treat it as something distant or irrelevant to everyday life.
But Scripture doesn't treat Christ's return like an optional topic for curious Christians.
It treats it as a living hope for every believer.
Because even when we don’t fully understand every detail, Scripture is still very clear about this:
Jesus is coming back.
Then Came "RaptureTok"
The more this changed me, the more I found myself wondering:
- If Scripture talks about Christ's return so often... why do we talk about it so little?
- And when we do talk about it, why does it so often swing to one extreme or the other?
Some have a knee-jerk reaction to be fearful.
Some avoid the conversation altogether.
And some...make jokes.
I watched all of those reactions play out in real time last September during what people online were calling “RaptureTok.”
Suddenly, my social media feed was full of people sharing that they sensed the Lord’s return was near.
(Please tell me I wasn’t the only one seeing this… it couldn’t have just been my algorithm!)
Some were urging people to take their faith seriously. Others shared heartfelt stories about their children having dreams that Jesus was coming soon.
There were warnings, questions, debates, and plenty of speculation about what Scripture says about the end times.
And I’ll admit, it stirred something in me, too.
Not because I suddenly thought someone had figured out the date. Jesus Himself was very clear that no one knows the day or the hour except the Father.
But it did make me stop and think about something else:
How rarely do we actually talk about eagerly awaiting Christ’s return?
We celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas. We remember His death on Good Friday and rejoice in His resurrection on Easter Sunday. We talk about what Jesus has done, what He is doing, and what He has promised to do.
But how often do we talk about the fact that He is coming again?
Not as something to fear or as a date to calculate. Not as a reason to get caught up in every end-times prediction that makes its way across our feed. But as a promise to actually look forward to.
At the same time, there was another side to "RaptureTok"...
People began turning it into content and entertainment. Videos popped up joking, "Get ready with me for the rapture," as if Christ's return were just another social media trend. I never imagined hearing a sentence like that on Instagram.
Then came the mocking.
Now, to be clear, I'm not talking about people who were pushing back against date-setting or cautioning others that no one knows the day or the hour. I'm talking about something entirely different.
There were people openly ridiculing anyone who spoke about Jesus returning at all. They mocked those who boldly shared their faith and dismissed the promise of Christ's return altogether.
If I'm honest, it was disheartening to watch.
But it also wasn't surprising.
Scripture told us this would happen.
"Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, 'Where is this "coming" he promised?'" —2 Peter 3:3–4
And yet, we're also told something very different about how we are meant to respond.
"Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near." —Revelation 1:3
When I think about Jesus' first coming, I can't help but notice that many people missed Him.
Not because there weren't prophecies or signs, but because their expectations, distractions, traditions, and even pride kept them from recognizing what God was doing right in front of them.
That thought has stayed with me.
Beneath all the online chatter of “RaptureTok,” I found myself asking a much quieter question:
What would it look like for me to genuinely long for the return of Jesus?
By now, you've probably figured out that I long for Christ's return.
Please, Lord... come soon.
Whether He returns in my lifetime or generations from now, I simply want to live the way Scripture repeatedly calls believers to live.
With a posture of expectancy. Watching, ready, and awake.
Because while we don't know when He is coming... we do know how we're called to wait.
I think about the story of Simeon in Luke 2. The way he waited for the Messiah with genuine expectation.
The way he recognized Jesus, even as a little baby, while so many others missed Him completely. And because his heart was attentive to the Spirit, he recognized Jesus while so many others missed Him.
That's the kind of heart I want.
A heart that stays attentive to His voice instead of being constantly distracted by everything else competing for my attention.
I don’t want to treat lightly what Scripture treats as weighty.
I don’t want to be so casual about His return or become so distracted by everyday life that I miss what God is doing right in front of me today.
I don't want to dismiss the repeated call throughout the Old and New Testaments to watch, to be ready, and to eagerly await the return of our Savior.
Let’s pause and see what God’s Word says about how we’re meant to anticipate His return.
Hebrews 9:28
“So also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.”
Matthew 24:42–44
“Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming… you also must be ready.”
1 John 2:28
“And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.”
Titus 2:11–13
“For the grace of God has appeared… training us… to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives… waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”
Hebrews 10:23–25
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering… encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
If you sit with these for a minute, it becomes really clear: we’re not just told that He’s coming, we’re shown how to wait.
Awake. Abiding. Steady. Expectant.
We are called and commanded to be eagerly waiting, to have confidence, and hold onto hope. Living lives that actually reflect what we say we believe.
What This Has Produced in Me
The more I've studied what Scripture says about Christ's return, the more I've realized that the point isn't simply to understand all the ins and outs of when He will return or what will happen when He does.
The point of knowing Christ will return isn't simply knowing what happens at the end. It's allowing that hope to change how we live now.
And that's perhaps the biggest surprise of all.
Believe it or not, studying His return hasn't made me more obsessed with timelines. It has made me hungrier for abiding intimacy with my God.
It hasn't made me desperate to escape every potential hardship or suffering. Instead, it has made me want to live more faithfully right now, knowing that this life matters and that I want to be found faithful whenever He comes.
And it hasn't left me more fearful about eternity. If anything, it has made me more confident about where my hope belongs.
Hunger for His Word
What has surprised me most is what has come from leaning into this.
Not obsessively trying to decode timelines or connect every current event to Revelation (even though these headlines do be lookin' very Revelation-y these days...), but simply by seeking the Lord more deeply, asking Him to reveal Himself, and taking His Word seriously.
It hasn't produced fear in me in the way I once expected it might.
(And girrrl, if you know me or my testimony, this is clearly a work of the Lord!!!!)
It has produced hunger.
I used to wish I wanted to spend more time with God.
Now, I feel as if I need God's Word as much as I need food.
There is a pull toward His Word, toward prayer and worship, toward sitting quietly with Him that feels like complete dependence.
Digging into God's Word has deepened my love for Him and given me a renewed hope as I learn more and more about Jesus' life, death, resurrection, ascension, and soon return.
Jeremiah 29:13
“You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.”
Jesus said that apart from Him we can do nothing, and I feel the weight of that now in a way I didn't before.
(Side quest: go read the whole chapter of John 15, then print it out and memorize it.)
John 15:4–5
“Abide in me, and I in you… Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
And in that place of abiding, something beautiful has grown:
Joy.
Not just happiness, but a deep, steady joy that holds even in hard things.
There’s even a sense of anticipation… of excitement, about truths I once avoided or felt intimidated by.
1 John 2:28
“And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.”
A Readiness That Changes How I Live
Scripture talks about waiting as something active. It's not sitting around passively, as if we've got a million more years to fulfill the Great Commission in Matthew.
It's a kind of waiting that changes you while you wait.
Titus 2:13 calls it "waiting for our blessed hope," and says that in the process, we are being trained to live godly and faithful lives.
I love that picture.
Because when you really live with expectancy for Christ's return, it begins to shape the way you move through everyday life.
You start paying attention to what has your heart.
What you're building your life around.
What you're giving your time and affection to.
It creates a deeper desire for holiness and a longing to be found faithful when He returns.
A Joyful Confidence About Eternity
Alongside that hunger and readiness, there is also a deep contentment that has settled in me.
It is not because life is easy or everything is how I would choose it, but because I know the One who is holding it all together.
With my whole heart, I can honestly say I am learning to be content.
I am finally not striving for that next season or reaching for that next goal.
My hope is fuller than it has ever been.
There is a steadiness in my heart. A kind of quiet confidence that isn’t rooted in circumstances, but in truth.
I believe God’s Word is true. (Proverbs 30:5, Psalm 119:160)
I trust that He is who He says He is. (Exodus 3:14, Deut 32:39, Rev. 1:8)
And I trust that He will do what He has promised. (Numbers 23:19, Joshua 21:45, Isaiah 55:11)
These truths have dramatically changed the way I wait.
A Fear of the Lord and Deepened Love
Something else has grown in me through all of this: a deeper fear of the Lord.
Not fear in the sense of terror or impending doom, but a sense of complete awe and reverence.
A recognition of His holiness, His authority, His power.
If anything, what I feel most is a fear of being apart from Him. A deep awareness of how much I need Him.
Everything else pales in comparison. Every other power is lesser. Every created thing is lesser.
This deeper fear of the Lord has become the anchor for me in grief.
Because grief confronts you with how little control you actually have.
It exposes your fragility. It reminds you how quickly life can change and how powerless you are to hold everything together yourself.
But the fear of the Lord reorients me.
It reminds me that while I am weak, He is not. While my emotions shift constantly, He does not. While everything around me feels fragile, He remains steady.
There has been such comfort in remembering that God is still fully sovereign in the middle of heartbreak. He is not absent or careless. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted. He has been so near to me in my grief.
The fear of the Lord has not pushed me away from Him in grief. It has drawn me closer.
It has made me trust Him more. Depend on Him more. Love Him more.
Grief has a way of making eternity feel less abstract.
When you've experienced the ache of losing someone you love, the promise that death will one day be no more isn't just beautiful theology. It becomes something you ache for.
It has loosened my grip on things that once felt so important. It has made me ache for Christ’s return and for heaven in a way I never did before. And in that ache, I’ve found myself clinging more tightly to the character of God.
Colossians 1:17 says:
“And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”
The more eternal my perspective becomes, the more I realize something:
I don't have to be afraid of the end of the story.
I Know How the Story Ends
You don't have to look very far, or scroll very long, to see just how utterly broken this world is.
It's all over the news headlines, all over our social media feeds, and it's in our faces daily. It can feel so overwhelming to think about how dark things have gotten, and also just mind-blowing to think about some of the events that Revelation describes. (See Rev. chapters 6-16, 19-20)
Oof.
And yet, the more I learn about how this plays out, the less fearful I am.
Because I know how the story ends. I know who holds it all. I know whose I am.
That truth has replaced fear with peace. I have a steady confidence that I am secure in Him. The ending isn’t uncertain. I have no need to fear.
It’s already been written, and it’s good.
If you've ever wondered how the story ends... here are just a few of the promises that have anchored my hope: (Spoilers ahead!)
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
"Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God!
He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Revelation 17:14
"They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
Revelation 20:10
"And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever."
Revelation 21:3-5
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain… He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’”
Revelation 22:12-13
"Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
That's the ending I'm waiting for.
Not because I know when it will happen.
But because I know Who is coming.
Why I’m Eager
I’m not eagerly awaiting Jesus’ return because I’m trying to escape this world.
I’m eager because I love Him.
Because I trust Him.
Because I've tasted His goodness and become convinced that what He has promised is far better than anything I could ever build or cling to here.
And more than that...
I want everyone I love to know Him too.
The truth of God's word has emboldened my faith, strengthened my hope, encouraged my heart, and given me an eternal perspective that carries me as I grieve.
Romans 15:4 “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”
I don’t want to live distracted or indifferent.
I don’t want to treat lightly what God has made clear matters deeply.
I want to be awake, attentive, and prepared.
I want oil in my lamp. I want to be found watching.
Not because I’m afraid… but because I’m eager.
Because He is worth waiting for.
Want to study this more?
Scriptures on Readiness, Abiding, and Awaiting His Return
Here are some of the passages that have anchored and shaped this posture of readiness in me:
Matthew 25:1–13
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom… Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
Revelation 19:7–8
“Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure.”
Luke 12:35–37
“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home… Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes.”
John 15:4–5
“Abide in me, and I in you… Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
1 John 2:28
“And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.”
Titus 2:11–13
“For the grace of God has appeared… training us… to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives… waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 3:11–12
“What sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God…”
Matthew 24:42–44
“Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming… you also must be ready.”
Revelation 16:15
“Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed.”
Hebrews 10:23–25
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering… encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
James 5:7–8
“Be patient… establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”
2 Timothy 4:7-8
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”
2 Timothy 4:8
“There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing.”
1 Peter 1:13
“Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 4:7
“The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers."
2 Peter 3:11–12
“What sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God.”
1 John 3:2-3
"Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure."
Luke 12:35–37
“Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home… Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes.”
Revelation 16:15
“Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed.”
Journaling Prompts & Questions to Ponder
If you've made it this far, maybe there's a reason this particular conversation about Christ's return has been stirring something in you, too.
I don't think we're meant to simply read about these things, nod along, and move on to the next thing.
The hope of His return is meant to get personal.
It's meant to make us stop for a minute and ask, What is this hope producing in me? How is it changing the way I'm living while I wait?
So, friend, I want to invite you to sit with these questions for a little while.
Don't feel like you need to work through all of them at once. Pick the one that catches you off guard. The one that makes you pause. The one that makes you think, Oof... I probably need to sit with that one.
Open your Bible. Grab your journal. Pray first. Ask the Lord to search your heart and show you what you might not see on your own.
And if one of these questions really hits home, follow the Scripture references.
Read the whole passage.
Don't just read the one verse I've listed. Look at what comes before it. Look at what comes after it. Sit in the story. Let Scripture speak for itself.
Maybe you'll discover something you didn't expect.
Maybe a familiar passage will suddenly look completely different.
Maybe you'll find a promise you desperately needed for this particular season.
Or maybe, like me, you'll start seeing how all these little pieces fit together into something so much bigger and more beautiful than you realized.
Questions to Ponder
- When I think about the return of Jesus, what emotions rise up in me? Fear? Hope? Excitement? Indifference? Something else? Don't judge the answer. Just be honest with the Lord. (See Matthew 24:36–44; Titus 2:11–13.)
- Do I genuinely long for Christ Himself, or am I more interested in understanding the timeline of His return? What does that reveal about where my heart is right now? (See Philippians 3:7–14; 1 Corinthians 13:12.)
- What would change in the way I live today if I truly believed Jesus could return at any moment? (See 1 Peter 4:7–11; 2 Peter 3:10–14.)
- What currently has my attention, affection, or energy that may be distracting me from abiding in Christ? (See Colossians 3:1–4; Isaiah 26:3; John 15:1–11.)
- What does being spiritually “awake” look like in this particular season of my life? What might it look like to live more intentionally awake to God? (See Matthew 25:1–13; Romans 13:11–14; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11.)
- Am I allowing the hope of Christ's return to produce greater holiness, faithfulness, and love in me? What fruit do I see? What fruit do I want to see more of? (See 1 John 3:2–3; Titus 2:11–14; 2 Peter 3:11–12.)
- Where am I tempted to become distracted, complacent, or spiritually asleep? What has been quietly competing for my attention? (See Luke 12:35–40; Revelation 3:1–3.)
- What does “being ready” for Jesus actually look like in my everyday life? Not in theory. Not someday. What would readiness look like in my home, my relationships, my work, my habits, and my priorities right now? (See Luke 12:35–48; Matthew 24:42–51.)
- How has suffering or grief changed the way I think about eternity? Has it made heaven feel more distant, or somehow more real? (See 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18; 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; Revelation 21:1–5.)
- What about heaven and Christ's return am I most looking forward to? What does that longing reveal about what my heart is really hoping for? (See Revelation 21–22; Philippians 3:20–21.)
- Do I truly believe that what Christ has promised is better than anything I could build or cling to here? What am I still holding onto tightly? (See Hebrews 11:13–16; Colossians 3:1–4.)
- Who in my life needs to know the hope I have in Jesus? Is there someone I've been praying for, avoiding, or simply assuming already knows? (See Matthew 28:18–20; 1 Peter 3:15.)
- If Jesus returned today, what would I want Him to find me doing? What would I hope He would see in my heart, my relationships, and the way I've spent my time? (See Matthew 24:45–51; Luke 12:35–43.)
- What is the hope of Christ's return producing in me right now? Is it making me more fearful, more hopeful, more faithful, more watchful, more joyful, more dependent on Him? (See Romans 5:1–5; 1 Peter 1:3–9.)
- Can I honestly pray, “Come, Lord Jesus”? If that feels difficult, what makes it difficult for me? What would need to change in my heart for that prayer to become sincere? (See Revelation 22:12–21; 2 Timothy 4:6–8.)
You don't have to have all the answers.
You don't have to decode every prophecy.
You don't have to settle every theological question before you can begin longing for Jesus.
Just start with Jesus.
Open His Word.
Abide in Him.
Ask Him to make you awake to the things that matter.
And let the hope of His return do what Scripture says it is meant to do:
change the way you live while you wait.
**Come, Lord Jesus.
