Patricia,
Somehow, I missed reading this post. I'm sorry for your cat Missy.
My cat, Kitty, died a few months ago. It was one of the worst experience in my life because I ran over my own cat with my car by accident. I was completely traumatised by that experience and I was angry with God for allowing that to happen. I never wanted to have a cat but Kitty appeared at my door step when he was small and bruised and started following me around all the time. Even when at first my husband did not allow him to be in the house at night, he would wait faithfully at my door step for me to come and pick him up again. My vet called him a Labrador cat.
So, you would not be able to imagine how much I've cried and what I went through.
I asked God the same question whether Kitty would be in heaven waiting for me one day when it is my time. Although it is not completely biblical (I couldn't find verses of cats going to heaven), my husband prayed and had vision of Jesus holding Kitty. We weren't sure and we prayed that God will give us confirmation. We wanted to write to a pastor whom we really respected and whose tapes we frequently listen to, to ask him whether our cat went to heaven. He doesn't know us, so I told my husband I doubt he will answer us.
You will be very surprised what happened next. I was listening to an old tape by the pastor the very next day. Normally, I don't listen to old tapes that I've heard before but for some reason I decided to play that particular tape. He was talking about the power of the Holy Communion. He asked if he dropped the communion and a cat ate the bread, whether the cat would be a Christian? His answer was no, but he added to not ask him whether all cats go to heaven because "ALL CATS go to HEAVEN". Those were his words. He said don't write to him about dogs too because all dogs go to heaven.
We can argue about what he meant by that but that was the confirmation we needed. It was by the same pastor that we prayed about and the solution was right there with us when we needed it. It was like Abraham bringing Isaac to be sacrificed but God has already prepared the ram in advance.
God comforted us in ways unimaginable by this confirmation and I am no longer mourning Kitty's death. I do feel sad and miss Kitty whenever I think of him but I am comforted that he is with Jesus.
Just wanted to share this with you. I know this might spark a lot of controversy so I wouldn't want anyone to write to me disputing this.
In memory of Kitty ... Wai Hun
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