No one really knows how much time they have left.
Last week Gary and I got the shocking news that dear friends of ours were killed in a car/train accident. We held each other and cried for our loss, and then we cried some more when we thought about their family. Three children and their spouses. Nine precious grandchildren. How could they go on without Joel and Rosemary?
But they will go on. We all will. We can rejoice that our friends knew and loved the Lord and they’re now in heaven. We’ll cry, but we can also laugh when we remember their sense of humor, smile when we remember their kindness, and chuckle when we think of Joel singing barbershop tags with the angels.
It’s sobering when something like this happens. It reminds the rest of us that we don’t really know how much time we have left. Our lives could be over in the blink of an eye, or we could live well past one hundred. Only God knows when we’ll join him someday.
For now, we need to live for him, making the most of every day.
God has plans for us. He has a purpose for each of our lives. The Holy Spirit will show us those plans and purposes if we talk to him and choose to listen. He’ll also give us the wisdom and strength to do the things God has for us in the years we have left.
Our friends lived a full and rich life. They accomplished so much in the time they had here on this earth. We still can’t believe they’re gone, but we’re so glad we had the chance to know them and love them.
May all of us make the most of each day we have left.
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12 NIV)
Are you tempted to live as if you had all the time in the world? How can focusing on God help you prioritize the plans he has for you in the time you have left?
Thanks for sharing Robyn. A friend of ours just lost their 18 year old grandson in a traffic accident He graduated May 22 and was looking forward to playing football in Mankato this fall. Had his life ahead of him…college, marriage, family. His family will remember all of these things but won’t be able to experience them with him; all things that we just take for granted.
Our family has been very fortunate through the years
God has been with us step by step. Yes there have been illnesses, car accidents, brain aneurysm, cancer. He has been there for all of us! We serve an awesome God!! Times like this just make us realize that we have to live one day at a time!
Thanks for commenting, Cheryl. Yes, we just never know what may happen in life. Things can change so quickly. Sorry for your friends’ loss. It’s so hard to see a young person taken in an instant like that. I’m so thankful that God is with us through each and every day. ~Robyn