My heart is very heavy today for a couple of families. I knew neither one of them hardly at all. One was a guy I went to high school with and was 2 years younger than me. The woman is a little older than me and I have known her forever for various reasons, but she probably didn’t have a clue who I am. The guy had a wife and twin boys when he passed away last weekend. And the woman has a husband and 3 girls. I am not sure what happened to him but the woman died in a car accident today. I can’t get these people and their families off of mind. One is for an obvious reason, I just feel so much sympathy for them. I can’t even imagine what they are going thru. It’s not like they have lived their life in the terms that most people think of, they still “had a lot of living left to do.” But it just goes to show that we aren’t in charge of this world. I really feel like if I could do anything at all that would take away the grief, I would not hesitate and I don’t even know these people.
Two, I am a self proclaimed Christian. I say it like that because only God knows where I will be. I try to live my life for Him but I know I fail everyday. None of us are worthy of Heaven. Even though we aren’t worthy, God sees our potential. With that being said, I think about their souls. Again, I don’t know these people. I don’t know the kind of lives they have led. Even if I did, it’s not my place to judge anyone. That’s all in God’s hands. As the Bible says in James 4:14…NKJV “whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” We don’t know when our last day on earth is going to be. I am leaving for church in a few minutes and there is a very good possibility that I will die on my way there or die walking to my car. Our days are numbered and it’s inevitable that we will die. The questions are, what kind of life have we led? Has it been worthy of God’s praise? Have we really been the Christians that we are suppose to be? I don’t mean a half-hearted Christian. Are we in church every time the doors are open and then living a life of sin the rest of the week? Or are we even going to church or going only once a week? Are we gossiping about someone every time they turn the backs to us? What’s our language like? Are we setting a good example to others? Are we loving like we should or are we just automatically condemning everyone we meet? Just because God doesn’t like sin doesn’t mean He doesn’t love us all! He loved us enough to send His son to die on the cross for our sins. I can’t think of a greater love. So what are we doing for him??? A lot of us nothing, some of us a little here and there and some people have devoted their life to Him and put Him first in everything they do. Look at all the blessings He has given us. Why would we not want to show our appreciation to Him by living for Him and putting all the wordly things behind us and focusing on having a home in Heaven? Is it not real enough? I have never met anyone from my mortgage company, yet I still send them money every month. I have a lot of faith in a company full of people that I have never met. I am entrusting them with my monthly mortgage payment. Why can’t we put our faith in God and in having a home in Heaven. A lot of us are selfish and lazy and don’t want to take the time to give God any of our own “personal” time. I am not talking about anybody particular because I am guilty too. Why am I, Jinnie Thornton, worthy of God’s love??? I’m not. I sin everyday. It’s a daily struggle for me. I wake up everyday and the devil slams me like no tomorrow. He knows it’s easy to get me down. It’s easy to get a lot of people down. We have to fight back though! Fight harder than we have ever fought before! I hope this helps somebody. I have been blessed enough to have some wonderful people in my life that have helped get myself back on track. I hope that I can pay it forward!!!
Third, I work for an insurance company. If I didn’t, I probably wouldn’t think about these things. But life insurance is so important. People that are young may say that nothing will ever happen to them. You know, nothing may ever happen to them. But I am sure that the two young people that lost their lives probably didn’t think anything would happen to them either. This is not a sales pitch, so please don’t think that. It genuinely concerns me. I have seen firsthand how much that life insurance check helps a family. And I worry about people. I heard a story at work recently about somebody that didn’t have life insurance when they passed away. It’s now left up to their adult kids, who have no money, to pay for all of her funeral expenses. It’s bad enough to have to deal with a death in the family, but to make it worse having to worry about finances. I know myself, if anything ever happens to Jeremy, I will be completely batty! And I ain’t even joking. He keeps me from going batty on a daily basis. Just food for thought. Again, I am not trying to do a sales pitch…I am just a worry wart and think about all these things.
Please pray for these families and anybody that has lost a loved one! And take a look at your life, I know I am. God Bless!
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