Betsy GuerraBilingual Keynote Speaker, Psychotherapist/Coach, Author, Leadership Training and Life Coach Certification

I Want to Love Like Jesus | What “Imagine Heaven” Taught Me About Love

5 Oct 2026 · 2 min

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In this personal testimony, Betsy Guerra shares a story she encountered in the book Imagine Heaven, which recounts the after‑life experience of a man who, despite a successful but ruthless life, is shown a heavenly “movie” of his existence that highlights only his relationships and how he treated others. Watching this review beside Jesus, the man feels deep shame as he confronts the impact of his actions. Moved by this narrative, Betsy reflects on her own attitudes toward her children, husband, and even those who offend her, expressing a desire to adopt the same compassionate, admiring gaze that Jesus displayed—loving people unconditionally regardless of how they behave. She frames this as a personal goal: to love like Jesus in everyday moments, especially when faced with annoyance or hurt.

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I came across this book, Imagine Heaven, which was a lot of tales and stories about people who had died and revived, like they came back and they told their stories about heaven. They told us like what they experienced. And there was this one in particular who said that he was a jerk, like really bad person, treated people in a very evil way. the means justifies the ends. He was very successful financially, had some accolades, but always by stepping on other people, mistreating others. He was just not a good person. And this guy dies, he goes to heaven, and he recounted that he was next to Jesus and he was watching a movie of his life. And in that movie, there were no accolades, the things that he lived for, essentially. It was only— the movie was only about relationships, interactions, the way he treated people. And he was a jerk. And while he's watching the movie, he's cringing, 'cause imagine he has Jesus next to him and now he has to face Him after the story finishes, right? Like the movie. So he's cringing and he's also feeling what he made other people feel. So for once, he's connected to how his actions are are influencing and impacting others. And he's like, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, like just cringing the whole time. And then when the movie's over, he has to turn to face Jesus. He was looking at him with eyes of infatuation and love. And I remember when I read or heard that part of the story, I think I did the audiobook, I was like, what? Like, I don't even look at my kids that way when they're being a pain in my butt, and I adore my kids. I was like, oh my gosh, hashtag goals. I want to love like Jesus. I want to, I want to look at somebody who just offended me. I want to look at my kids when they're being rowdy and crazy and annoying I wanna look at my husband when he's been a pain in my butt with those eyes of love.