This is my last day on earth. At least that’s the way I am living it. I hope I have a lot of days left. This is not a suicidal note. In fact, it is not at all about dieing but about living.
The thief comes to kill and destroy, but I am come that they might have life and that more abundantly. (John 10:10)
I was in the woods when the thought came to me. I had jogged 3 miles. I was in my cool-down walk and it occurred to me to live today as if it was my last. It turns out to be a great thought. It may not appeal to everyone but it appeals to me. It gives me a different perspective on living. It also spurs a different behavior, i.e., better behavior. All of the disagreeements become unimportant in the larger scheme of things and they actually dissolve into trivial categories. The feud with cousin Bo and the fifteen dollars that your coworker borrowed and never paid back, the under-handed scheming that goes on even in the hosue of God seem to matter less and less as the One who made us becomes all important. No wonder Job said taht even though He slay me I am still going to trust Him. He was aware of the approaching day when he would meet his Maker.
As I walked through the woods with my headphones on and with this new perspective, I am telling the truth when I say that the music that came through the phones sounded better from this new perspective. The things that I saw during my walk even looked different from this new perspective. My thoughts became centered more on living than dieing. I thought to myself:
“I’ve got one more day to give God some praise. Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me, bless His Holy name.”
The phrase, “all that is within me”, spoke loudly because it includes more than my lips but it includes heart and action. That’s where I’ll try to praise Him the most. I’ll praise him with a smile. I’ll hold the door open gladly for women and men. I’ll be ready to give an encouraging word where it is needed. I’ll focus on people’s positives and less on their negatives. And I don’t even need to say it but I’ll say it anyway. Jesus is still calling and He wants to save and EHe will. If He saved me, He can save you.
It is a way to look at life.
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