Spiritual beings

There is a quote calendar on my desk that one of the companies who bribes us with silly free stuff like quote calendars to try and make us use their services gave to us and today's quote was this:

"We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey." (Stephen Covey)

My co-worker, Meredith, saw it and said, "What the hell does that even mean? That's stupid."

And it made me extremely sad.

It made me sad because I know exactly what it means. I know that I wasn't made for earth. I know that heaven is my home. I know that I am a citizen of the Kingdom of God. But I don't think Meredith does. What's really sad is that she thinks she does. I want her to get it. I want her to understand. I want her heart to know what mine knows.

I want people to really, really get it. Deep down in their bones. That they're going to live forever. That they were created to be in a relationship with their Creator. That they are destined for eternity, and have been from the beginning of time. That there is a God who loves them so uniquely that He gave His only son, who is a spiritual being that came down to earth to walk this human journey just like us, so that He could die for us, wash us of our sins, and return to heaven at the right-hand of God, waiting for us to return. That he gave us the Holy Spirit to live IN us and guide us through this sometimes hellish life.

I long for people to know that there is more. They were made for more than just dust to dust.