“30 DAYS?”

Yesterday we began a new series at church entitled, “30 Days to Live”. The question was asked, “What if you knew you had 30 days to live?” As I reflect on my own life I attempt to answer that question. Would I do anything different? An honest answer to that question is “NO!” But then again there is something about knowing that you are going to die in a couple of days. That I cannot speak to because I have never been in such a position. What I can say is that I would want to know that I have it clear in my mind that I could go at anytime hence I live my life each day as though it were my last.

I don’t want to wait until I know I have a few days to live to then attempt to accomplish all I would have wanted. In my mind it means that I will only be doing it because I know something is going to change and somehow the validity of that can be questionable.

What I am saying friends, is that we should be living meaningful, purposeful, fulfilling lives now.

We take life for granted thinking that we have many years to live to do whatever it is we have planned. I must admit that I was never one of those persons to have a written plan for my life. I never gave myself a time in which to accomplish certain things. Actually under pressure I tried it but it never worked. Somehow that has worked out quite well for me because as I reflect I can see how God has guided me on a path that has me in the center of His will. I leave the planning to Him.

Instead of a life plan I have a mission statement, which says, “I am committed to the Path that God has set out for me to follow”. I also live by the verses in Proverbs 3: 5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path.”

I may have 30 days, 30 months or 30 years to live, which ever, is irrelevant to me. What matters is what I do with the present moment that I have. What matters is how I treat people. What matters is my relationship with my Father and how I live my life to serve Him.

Friends don’t wait for the sentence to be given. The truth is you may not be fortunate or unfortunate to know when you will die. Rather take this moment to reaffirm your commitment to God. Take this moment to make a commitment to God. This moment may be all you have left. You will never know.

Let Us Pray
Abba, I live in this present moment as though it were my last. Help me make it what You have purposed it to be.

Ke lisaSpeaks

07.09.09