Genesis

SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR CONTENT THREADS.

Subject: The future of loved pets

Bible Note: Dear CDBJ, I am so sorry for your loss.
Being a pet owner myself, I certainly do empathize and I do not think you are being foolish.
When my children were small and our precious siamese cat died, I took the day off from work and let them stay home from school so we could bury our precious pet. I felt the ritual of it would help them process the loss and carry on past it and it did. God's wonderful creatures do have a soul and those personalities are so unjudgmental and precious to us who live with God's creatures that they truly become part of our family in a very real sense.
When a person is very openly loving, they are also open to a great deal of pain when they are also open to a loss of that loved one whether it be a pet or a human. The pain is the same. Allow yourself to grieve and then maybe get yourself another pet. It will never replace the one you lost, but it may very well help you get on with life and get past the loss. I was not going to get another pet, but I missed that cat so much, I finally did. The next one was so very different it was the total opposite in personality, but we love her just as much and she had brought much love to us also.
In Genesis we are told that Adam and Eve were to take care of the rest of His creation.
In Revelation we hear of the horses of the Apocalypse so there may very well be animals on the other side. Revelation also speaks of a time when the lion will lay down with the lamb in peace but that may be on earth during the period of the thousand year reign of Christ.
All I can tell you is this. Your pet was God's creature. He is no longer in pain. Whether he/she is out of consciousness or in heaven I do not know but I can tell you this. God is not mean. He also loves His creatures. And He also tells us in His word that one day He will wipe every tear from our eyes [Rev. 7:15-17] so you will not grieve forever. Eventually you will remember your wonderful pet and laugh in recalling those precious memories of the joys that your pet had brought into your life. God Bless you and I know the Lord would have you be at peace. He can mend your heart.