THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN

I never understood that part of the Our Father prayer, "thy will be done on earth as in heaven". I always thought that Heaven is perfect so how can we be perfect on earth where sin has fallen upon us? In the past two months I have prayed so many prayers and the Our Father is one I started praying very slowly and thinking about every part of the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples to pray and the prayer was written down and passed on to us today. (Matthew 6:9-13)

This is what the Holy Spirit taught me. We are to do our very best in thought, word, and deed to try and live on earth as if we are already in heaven. This life on earth is like writing a draft copy of a book before it is edited and sent to the publisher for print, in heaven we get all our t's crossed and i's dotted. Another way of looking at life on earth is taking practice laps around the Indianapolis 500 Race Track before the real race. The pit crew (prayer, Holy Bible, Church, God) get the race car (us) ready for the real race (living in Heaven) by working out all the problems so the car will drive smoother and faster before race day (going to Heaven).

When I give a drink to someone I am doing "on earth as in heaven". When I offer or help feed someone or many I am doing "on earth as in heaven". When I visit someone in the hospital, prison, or their home, I am doing "on earth as in heaven". When I pray or give praise to God I am doing "on earth as in heaven". When I plant a flower or feed the birds, well then I am doing "on earth as in heaven". I could go on but I will leave you the reader a chance to fill in your own blanks. Just read Matthew 25:31-46 and James 2:14-17 to help you see in the Holy Bible what "thy will be done on earth as in heaven" is all about along with Matthew 22:34-40.

I now see through God's eye's a different world than through my own eyes. My desire now is to live the rest of my life "on earth as in heaven"...

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