The Doctors says you have 30 days left to live...
Have you ever thought about that? What would you do? I instantly think of that song that says: "I went sky diving, Rocky Mountain Climbing, I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named FuManChu."
What are the fears you need to overcome? The mountains in your life that need to be climbed? The risks you need to take? ...before your thirty days are up and you meet the ONE who created you.
The one thing that really gets me is we are not guaranteed another day.
In my process of this thirty day bible study "One Month To Live" by authors Kerry and Chris Shook, I am being called on the carpet. I am continually evaluating my speech, my time spent and my well being. Does this matter if I only had thirty days left. On what would I focus my attention?
How will my children remember me? How will my husband describe me at my funeral? I pray they see my heart that all I wanted was to show Christ even when I royally messed up. Did they see a servant? Did they see security, love, compassion, and perseverance in faith? Would they say that I learned from my failures and encouraged those through my experiences?
We assume we will live until we are 120 years old. The indestructible human who can never die... the true teenage mentality. There is a part in each one of us whom believes we will out live all those around us. Only God knows our how long our dash is(birth date-death date).
So please ponder with me why I don't prepare for this imminent celebration that my family will have when I am meet face to face with my Savior.
The sense of urgency and peace can be overwhelming. While reading this book and learning the scriptures, I am so humbled. God can really use me. My life is for HIS kingdom. These children are His. My husband is His.
My job is to love, encourage and serve. My ambition is to grow and love in Christ. I am a sinner. I fail in my human nature with every breath. I am saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. I persevere in faith by his unmerited Grace and Forgiveness.
I pray that each person who reads this will have an urgency to live each day as if it were there last. Are you ready to meet the Creator of all? The One who loves you more than you can imagine!
Tim McGraw--Live Like You Were Dying...
He said I was in my early forties
with a lot of life before me
when a moment came that stopped me on a dime
and I spent most of the next days
looking at the x-rays
Talking bout the options
and talking bout sweet time
I asked him when it sank in
that this might really be the real end
how's it hit you when you get that kinda news
man what'd you do
and he said
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named FuManchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.
He said I was finally the husband
that most the time I wasn't
and I became a friend a friend would like to have
and all the sudden going fishin
wasn't such an imposition
and I went three times that year I lost my dad
well I finally read the good book
and I took a good long hard look
at what I'd do if I could do it all again
and then
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named FuManchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.
Like tomorrow was a gift and you got eternity to think about
what'd you do with it what did you do with it
what did I do with it
what would I do with it'
Sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named FuManchu
and then I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I watched an eagle as it was flying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
