Death. Do you ever think about it? I was driving the other day and a car came too close to hitting me. I was thinking later about that and the thought of one second driving and then the next being in front of the Lord. Would God be happy with me?
Would he like where my life was going?
Would he be proud of what I was doing that day; What I was thinking about at that moment?
Where my priorities were? ...
It's crazy to think about, but one day we all know we will die. But do you REALLY think of how that moment will be? We'll take our last breath and then wake up in front of Christ. Will we be ashamed thinking we should have done more on earth or lived more like Him or will we know that we did all we could for the Lord?
Christ will know everything we've ever done and everything we were doing. He'll know if we were lying to someone close to us, or going out and partying all the time, or looking at filth on the internet, or going too far with that guy or girl. He'll know what our thought life is/was. He'll know if we were being 'fake' or not. He'll know EVERYTHING about us. He'll know the REAL us. The REAL you. The REAL me. Are you ready?
Are you ready to stand before Him? Are you prepared for Him to say, 'Well done my good and faithful servant." Or will the look be one where He does not know you? He does not recognize you because the whole time you weren't really His. You were fake to everyone and you even fooled yourself maybe, but not Him. He was never fooled. He saw the REAL you the whole time. Don't wait! We don't know how much time we really have. Lives are taken in an instant. Stop being fake, start being REAL. Look at your heart, examine it, because He certainly is. We don't have a lot of time. Start living for Him. Let's give up those worldly temptations that only satisfy for a little while, but then really just bring us pain. Life is like a vapor (James 4:14).... Don't wait till it's too late to give up the thing/things you hold onto and to really live for Him .
Would he like where my life was going?
Would he be proud of what I was doing that day; What I was thinking about at that moment?
Where my priorities were? ...
It's crazy to think about, but one day we all know we will die. But do you REALLY think of how that moment will be? We'll take our last breath and then wake up in front of Christ. Will we be ashamed thinking we should have done more on earth or lived more like Him or will we know that we did all we could for the Lord?
Christ will know everything we've ever done and everything we were doing. He'll know if we were lying to someone close to us, or going out and partying all the time, or looking at filth on the internet, or going too far with that guy or girl. He'll know what our thought life is/was. He'll know if we were being 'fake' or not. He'll know EVERYTHING about us. He'll know the REAL us. The REAL you. The REAL me. Are you ready?
Are you ready to stand before Him? Are you prepared for Him to say, 'Well done my good and faithful servant." Or will the look be one where He does not know you? He does not recognize you because the whole time you weren't really His. You were fake to everyone and you even fooled yourself maybe, but not Him. He was never fooled. He saw the REAL you the whole time. Don't wait! We don't know how much time we really have. Lives are taken in an instant. Stop being fake, start being REAL. Look at your heart, examine it, because He certainly is. We don't have a lot of time. Start living for Him. Let's give up those worldly temptations that only satisfy for a little while, but then really just bring us pain. Life is like a vapor (James 4:14).... Don't wait till it's too late to give up the thing/things you hold onto and to really live for Him .
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ReplyDeleteSomeone I know gave me a really weird challenge a couple days ago. It reminded me of this post. I really appreciate your words because they make me stop & reevaluate myself & my life. They help me realize how I should be living moment by moment & day by day. Thank You.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to not think about these things because it's not pleasant to think about death & also because the whole process of passing on, is so unknown to us & such a mystery. I realize that I totally take for granted every day & just assume that I will have another one tomorrow even though it could all end at any time. Within moments of starting to examine myself, it becomes obvious that I'm not ready, which both scares & motivates me. There are so many things that I want to accomplish, people I want to help, & things that I desire to change about myself.
The challenge that they gave me was to write my own eulogy as if I was 75 & had lived a good, long, life. It should be written as I hope it will be written someday & include in it the things that I hope that I will be remembered for. By writing it down it will provide a written reminder of the goal of who I want to become so I can live each day to be that person. When they initially presented this challenge, I had no idea where to begin & felt a bit overwhelmed because I know that my plans for myself do not compare with God's plans for me. In my deepest desires though, I would probably just want to be like Jesus & thus be remembered for being a true servant & disciple for Him. He is always kind to everyone, spends time with those who are the downtrodden of society, shows love to all people, is a master teacher of the truth, a friend & example, a perfect son for His mother, long-suffering, forgiving, serving, self-sacrificing, & full of charity which is the pure love of Christ.
If feels overwhelming to try to be all those things at once when I am so far away from that. But I know with The Lord's help, all things are possible. So hopefully, 1 by 1, I can work on those weak things until they become strong things. Thankfully I don't have to journey alone. All praise & thanks be to God who makes changing our hearts & lives possible through the sacrifice & atoning blood of His Only Begotten Son! :-)
I think I need to take on that challenge your friend gave you as well!
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