Saturday, July 19, 2008
Who Cares????
I've recently written four or five posts on choosing life and willingness to die. This is something that has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Much of my thinking has been inspired by some of the reading I've been doing and the current sermon series I am preaching. I see it as a truly important subject in our Christian lives. I've been a little disappointed by the lack of response because I was hoping to hear what others think about all this. Maybe I wanted some assurance that I'm not the only one who has questions and fears in all this. I realize that there could be many reasons why there wasn't more discussion and I'm not putting you down for it. I was reading blogs for close to a year before I ever made a comment. Anyway, I'm still curious if anything has been stirred up in you on this topic so I've put up a poll (right side) that will only take you a few seconds to answer and give me at least some idea if this has been of any interest to you. And if you still want to let your voice be heard, you can still leave a comment.
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I spent many years walking away from my Lord, Jesus; most of those years in dark, dangerous places where the presence of death was constant and close. Even my job (working in commercial construction) brings me daily opportunities to die. But God is faithful, even when we aren't, and He has preserved me to do His work, and I am grateful for it and blessed by it.
I long ago came to terms with the fact that I have no need to fear death, because I will be translated to His presence...what could be bad about that? At the same time, I do not long for death, because I know that there are many here who depend upon me, and I trust that God has already determined the time, place, and manner in which I am to depart. So, the matter is decided, and I can quite comfortably leave it out of my day-to-day life. I hope this doesn't seem to cavalier, but it's really how I feel.
Hey. I just read your last two posts tonight (we left for vacation Friday and I haven't had internet access until now), and thought I would leave you a quick note of encouragement. Your posts are making me think about my own life and death, and I have thought about leaving a comment or two but found myself lacking the ability to put my thoughts into words.
This is a topic that I do feel mostly at peace about--the death part at least. The posts have made me question how I am living my life though. Am I trusting God? Am I living my life for him? Am I willing to risk my life and reputation, and ego for Jesus? These are questions that I have been asking myself. If I am to be honest then the answer for most of these will be "sort of." I know my beliefs, I have been raised well to understand the basics of Christianity, but over the past few years my daily life has lacked the fruits of this belief. This is something that for the past month or so I have been trying to fix--and with God's strength am making progress.
Like The Nicky, I have no fear of dying (perhaps a bit of fear of the method as I mentioned before), it is an inevitability because of evil and sin in the world. But God is faithful and provided a way for death to bring us into his glory for all eternity. I live my life knowing that my death is only the beginning. But how do I live my life for God on a daily basis?
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