Heaven ... hmmm ... can't wait ...

I am almost finished reading "90 minutes in Heaven" by Don Piper - a Baptist Pastor in the US who died and went to Heaven's gates.

What an amazing story. I have been through every emotion whilst reading this book. I've cried more tears over this book than any other than I can remember. I identified with Don in so many parts of the book. Especially the parts where he describes the pain he endured during his recovery from the accident that "took his life for 90 minutes".

It took me back to when I trashed my left knee in that accident on the "biscuit" a few years back. I can still clearly remember the incredible pain that shot up my left leg when the knee snapped as it hit the water. And I can still remember the pain that followed week after week as the knee tried to recover from the trauma. I remember the MRI scan, and the physio sessions. I remember my specialist telling me that I would need to undergo knee reconstruction surgery, and I also remember my response to him. I was believing God for a miracle - I didn't want to undergo an operation to re-attach the ligaments to my bones.

As Don relates the anguish at being brought back from the gates of Heaven, and how he wished that he could die again, I identified with him so much. I know what it is like to go from a perfectly healthy, active, beach and water loving person to an invalid in a few seconds flat. We both know what it is like to live with the consequences of the decisions we made on the day of our accidents.

I am so glad that God healed Don Piper so that he could write this book. If I could recommend one book as a must read this year, then this is surely it!

I think I will buy a few extra copies and give them away. I will never be the same after reading this book - it has changed my attitude towards heaven and this life on earth forever.


For His glory,
Steve