This past weekend a friend of mine, while mowing his yard, had a heart attack and suddenly went to be with the Lord. He didn’t know it was coming nor did his family, his friends or people he worked with. We seem to think we are invincible, that something like that will not happen to you or me.
God’s word tells us in James 4:14, You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes. Francis Chan in his book, Crazy Love, likens our lives to one fifth of a second in a movie seen. What are we going to do to make a difference for the Kingdom in that amount of time? Psalm 39:5 says this, Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.
Since January 2 of this year, I have been wondering if starting OneSpring Church was a good idea. Satan has a way of making you question the decisions that God clearly instructed. Well after the events this weekend, I know without a doubt, it was the right decision, it has reaffirmed and stamped a big exclamation point on that decision. I’m ready more than ever to make the most of my speck of a life and tell people about Jesus. We need to change the way we think and the only way to change is knowing Jesus more. The more you know Jesus the more you will mirror Him. The only way to get to know Him is to open His word daily and pray. Yes, daily! It is our responsibility, we don’t need a program or to wait on someone else to start a bible study to read God’s Word. This one is on you and me. Life is way to short to wait on someone or something else to feed us when the food is right in front of us. Let’s stop making excuses and start doing something for the Kingdom. We need to pick up the cross and carry it, not someone else. Yes, I am fired up, and no I am not going to apologize. This is what God has laid on my heart.
