hell

and another thing that's hard for me to grasp is the concept of hell -
so yesterday I was an hour or more north of the city and we had downpours all day and I had to walk through an ankle deep puddle to get to my car ect ect but in the evening I was getting this update from my friend and my husband about how nasty the weather was down in the city and even more specifically in our area on the east side.  and I  l-i-t-e-r-a-l-l-y  could not wrap my mind around the fact that it was muggy and overcast and overall dry where I was but that I wouldn't be able to GET home because none of the roads were open because lakes occupied the spaces where roads should be.  I could not understand how the situation could be soooooooo bad just miles away and so I drove rather naively into the possible danger.
and I likened this to hell.
because its hard for us humans to empathize sometimes and I think and hell is not a common place to meditate on. 
we try so hard to make our earthly situation comfortable and pleasant.
I just don't think our little minds can understand what pain and horror awaits in that pit of fire.
but I think we should be scared and come to Jesus.
and I think we should be scared for our loved ones and want them to believe with us so we don't have to witness their pain on the other side.