As I sit here and grieve the loss of a dear friend and colleague and watch another one fighting a long uphill battle against cancer, I am reminded of the brevity of time.
There are very few guarantees in this life. And time is not one of those guarantees. What do you mean?
The only control we really have over time is how we use it. It is an invaluable resource. Yet it is fleeting.
Think of how fast just this school year has gone. Think of how fast your children are growing right in front of your very eyes. Where has the time gone? There are things like our jobs, paying bills, etc. that demand our time. And we have to yield it. But there are other ways we spend our time that are not productive or bear much worth in the grand scheme of things. While in a meeting the other day, people were making plans for this to happen, that to happen, etc. Everyone felt like their project was so important. And no doubt some great things will come as a result of our planning, hopefully things that will benefit teaches and students greatly. But this thought kept coming to me. And it was this, "When it is all said and done, the only thing that remains (and is worthy) is what we did in our lives to bring glory to God and to impact souls for eternity."
That is a very sobering thought to me and one of conviction, to be honest. The bottom line is this: WE HAVE NO GUARANTEE OF TOMORROW. Our time is SHORT. You may think you have many more years to live. But the fact is, WE don't know that! All we really have is the present - right now! Not to be gloomy but all of us are only one car wreck, one aneurysm, one tragedy away from the end of our time here on this earth. The devil is not playing games. He wants all of us to think we have plenty of time. But that is a trap!
IF you are reading this and you are my friend whom I've known in person, spent time with, etc. and I have not told you that JESUS died on the cross to save you, so that you wouldn't have to suffer and pay the price of your sin, then please accept my apology - BUT keep reading, PLEASE. You see, all of US have sinned (done something that isn't pleasing to God). And even though all of us have done some great things, (taught kids who are blind, gave to the poor, or maybe you've rescued someone from drowning, or from a fire), but our works are not good enough. We live in a world that tells us there are many roads to heaven, or any road will get you there. But friend, it's just not true. There is only one way to heaven and it is through Jesus Christ. The blood He shed on the Cross was for me and for you. And it is the ONLY thing that will wash our sins away, so that we may know where we are going when we leave this earth, and be assured that we will be with HIM for eternity! There are only two options. Heaven or Hell. Hell is eternal separation from God and eternal suffering.
Each of you are special, talented, and awesome! Nonetheless, I don't want any of you to be tricked into thinking that on your own you are good enough and don't need Him, or that you have time to make a decision for the Lord. Please call or message me if you want to talk about this. I'm not judging you, just putting the situation in front of you. I love all of you far too much to not warn you of the danger that is ahead IF you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Savior. If you don't know Him, if you've never asked forgiveness from Him and asked Him to come into your life, into your heart, please don't continue your course without letting Jesus take the wheel, as Carrie Underwood sings.
But that's not it.... for my friends who already know the Lord, who are assured of your salvation. That is great! Praise God. However: our time is short, too. We are saved, but what about our friends and family who aren't? What is going to happen to them when they are about to cross over into the other world? Will they see their fate and try with all they have to come back to change their minds about what they believed or the decisions they made about God? The lie we are told is that we have plenty of time to witness to them. But we don't. We never know how much time they have or how much time we have to tell them. That's why I'm writing this blog on this topic today.
I never had a conversation with my friend about his beliefs. He was an AWESOME person and will be terribly missed! What an AMAZING, giving, talented, loving man he was!
Now, I am not one to judge any person. And please don't take this as me judging you. I don't judge my friend. I hope that one day I stand and look across heaven and see him over there!
When I go to heaven, i want to see ALL of you there. I don't want to miss a single one of you : )
Please do me a favor and go to this website. After you go to the website and view the sections, then answer these questions for me:
1. What will you do with Jesus?
2. Are you ready to come home?
The website is: www.prodigalsonly.com
God Bless You!
Love,
Dawn
There are very few guarantees in this life. And time is not one of those guarantees. What do you mean?
The only control we really have over time is how we use it. It is an invaluable resource. Yet it is fleeting.
Think of how fast just this school year has gone. Think of how fast your children are growing right in front of your very eyes. Where has the time gone? There are things like our jobs, paying bills, etc. that demand our time. And we have to yield it. But there are other ways we spend our time that are not productive or bear much worth in the grand scheme of things. While in a meeting the other day, people were making plans for this to happen, that to happen, etc. Everyone felt like their project was so important. And no doubt some great things will come as a result of our planning, hopefully things that will benefit teaches and students greatly. But this thought kept coming to me. And it was this, "When it is all said and done, the only thing that remains (and is worthy) is what we did in our lives to bring glory to God and to impact souls for eternity."
That is a very sobering thought to me and one of conviction, to be honest. The bottom line is this: WE HAVE NO GUARANTEE OF TOMORROW. Our time is SHORT. You may think you have many more years to live. But the fact is, WE don't know that! All we really have is the present - right now! Not to be gloomy but all of us are only one car wreck, one aneurysm, one tragedy away from the end of our time here on this earth. The devil is not playing games. He wants all of us to think we have plenty of time. But that is a trap!
IF you are reading this and you are my friend whom I've known in person, spent time with, etc. and I have not told you that JESUS died on the cross to save you, so that you wouldn't have to suffer and pay the price of your sin, then please accept my apology - BUT keep reading, PLEASE. You see, all of US have sinned (done something that isn't pleasing to God). And even though all of us have done some great things, (taught kids who are blind, gave to the poor, or maybe you've rescued someone from drowning, or from a fire), but our works are not good enough. We live in a world that tells us there are many roads to heaven, or any road will get you there. But friend, it's just not true. There is only one way to heaven and it is through Jesus Christ. The blood He shed on the Cross was for me and for you. And it is the ONLY thing that will wash our sins away, so that we may know where we are going when we leave this earth, and be assured that we will be with HIM for eternity! There are only two options. Heaven or Hell. Hell is eternal separation from God and eternal suffering.
Each of you are special, talented, and awesome! Nonetheless, I don't want any of you to be tricked into thinking that on your own you are good enough and don't need Him, or that you have time to make a decision for the Lord. Please call or message me if you want to talk about this. I'm not judging you, just putting the situation in front of you. I love all of you far too much to not warn you of the danger that is ahead IF you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Savior. If you don't know Him, if you've never asked forgiveness from Him and asked Him to come into your life, into your heart, please don't continue your course without letting Jesus take the wheel, as Carrie Underwood sings.
But that's not it.... for my friends who already know the Lord, who are assured of your salvation. That is great! Praise God. However: our time is short, too. We are saved, but what about our friends and family who aren't? What is going to happen to them when they are about to cross over into the other world? Will they see their fate and try with all they have to come back to change their minds about what they believed or the decisions they made about God? The lie we are told is that we have plenty of time to witness to them. But we don't. We never know how much time they have or how much time we have to tell them. That's why I'm writing this blog on this topic today.
I never had a conversation with my friend about his beliefs. He was an AWESOME person and will be terribly missed! What an AMAZING, giving, talented, loving man he was!
Now, I am not one to judge any person. And please don't take this as me judging you. I don't judge my friend. I hope that one day I stand and look across heaven and see him over there!
When I go to heaven, i want to see ALL of you there. I don't want to miss a single one of you : )
Please do me a favor and go to this website. After you go to the website and view the sections, then answer these questions for me:
1. What will you do with Jesus?
2. Are you ready to come home?
The website is: www.prodigalsonly.com
God Bless You!
Love,
Dawn
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