Is there someone whom you have offended, won’t forgive, are holding a grudge against or owe an apology to? We aren’t guaranteed tomorrow. Please help me look past the distractions and disappointments of this world and to live each day to the fullest in You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. Thank You for replacing my human hopelessness with your divine hope. God has a plan for you now.ĭear Lord, Thank You for offering eternal life through the perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus. Her death reminded me just how precious life is and how important it is to add life to my years. After leaving the graveside, I went home, hugged my children, and loved on my husband a bit more than normal. It was a sad day when we said goodbye to Macie. Let’s determine to live each day filled with purpose, praise, and thankfulness as we worship God and point others to Him in love. Let’s live today in the fullness of Jesus… in response to His grace and goodness.Ĭolossians 2:6-7 says, “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Jesus came to give you a life that’s full in His forgiveness, bound by grace and freedom. “In Him was life, and that life was the light of men” ( John 1:4). We can all know hope and peace in Christ. In John 10:10, Jesus said, “I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full.” God’s grace enabled me to see rays of light in the dark loss because Macie had professed her faith in Christ and was prepared to meet Him when she breathed her final breath.Īdding life to your years is all about Jesus. Even though those plans left many hearts heavy with ache. Even though His plan didn’t line up with my expectations. In the sadness, I had to choose to bless the Lord for His plan. The late Barbara Johnson said, “You never know when your time is going to expire, so remember: as you add years to your life, it is more important to add life to your years.” My angst eventually gave way to peace as I remembered that she was fine – because she was alive in the perfect presence of God. I wanted her to magically appear at the service and tell us that it was all just a big misunderstanding. I yearned to turn back the hands of time and somehow alter the course of Macie’s demise. So, as you can imagine, my heart ached intensely when she died.Įverything about her death seemed wrong. She always had a spring in her step, a hug for a child, a kind word on her lips, and a sweet smile on her face. She babysat my kids when they were small and would often catch a ride home from church with us. On that afternoon, I would sing for the funeral of a precious eighteen year-old family friend who had died in a tragic car accident. The warmth of my cozy covers and the safety of sleep beckoned my heart to stay, linger and forget what lay ahead of me that day. I wanted to hurl my screaming alarm clock into an abyss. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men ( John 1:4 NIV).
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