The Aunt's Hawaii Invitation
StoryTestimony★★★★My aunt lost her husband in January 31st of 2022. She called me a few years ago and she said, ‘Hey, me and Uncle Jim, we used to go to Hawaii together like almost every summer and I wanna go, but I can’t go by myself.
I want to know would you be willing to come with me? You can stay at my timeshare, I’ll pay for your ticket.’ What do you think I said? Of course, definitely Tia, I’ll go. And she was like, ‘Oh good,’ and she was so happy.
And I hung up the phone, and I just realized, I’m going to Hawaii this summer. And you know what? I got excited. I got excited.
Now, was I in Hawaii yet? No, but I was already experiencing the joys of Hawaii.
I was already excited about it. Have you ever had a trip like that? Where as soon as it’s scheduled, you get excited. You’re not there, but you’re already experiencing the joys of that trip.
We could do that with heaven.
Also attributed to: Jesus Christ, Apostle Paul
Arruda, Gabriel, “Failed Expectations with God” (AudioVerse teaching 34335).
The point
The preacher's aunt invited him to Hawaii; he got excited immediately, illustrating how we can already rejoice in heaven's promise even before we arrive.
Alternate wording
Uncle Jim's Hawaii Trip31 words
The preacher’s aunt lost her husband and invited him to go on a trip to Hawaii. The preacher got excited about the trip before it even happened, experiencing joy in anticipation.