A book that made me cry many times… From the overflow of God’s love pouring into me.
Heaven Is For Real is about how Todd Burpo learned about his son’s visit to Heaven during a time when his son, Colton, was on his death bed. It took about two years to really collect all of the information of Colton’s approximately 3 minute visit to Heaven… The reason being, because four year olds sometimes aren’t the best at sharing every little detail right away. Colton was more of a random sharer, which always seemed to shock the one’s around him…
This true story will have you wishing you could visit Heaven, even if it would be just three minutes… But, after reading it fully, it almost feels as though you did visit Heaven with Colton that day. The details shared were astonishing; the information that Colton knew was shocking – knowing that it’s coming from a four year old that wouldn’t have previously learned anything he was recalling.
My favourite thing about this story is the healing that it brought to certain situations, and the unwavering, steadfast, solid faith that it brought to those around Colton… Including his own Pastor dad, who has had his own bouts of doubt in the past.
I used to doubt stories like this one; they’re just so hard to believe sometimes. But boy did the Holy Spirit pour out onto me during this story. There was no doubt in my mind at any point during my reading. My eyes opened wider to the vastness of God’s love, my heart called out to be transformed into having child-like faith, and my soul was comforted as a personal question was answered and a little piece of me was healed.
As I said at the beginning, God’s love poured into me so much that it overflowed into tears. His unconditional love never fails to amaze me. And I’m certain it will hit you just the same.