01/26/2008: "Living Each Moment"

The old saying goes, "There are only two sure things in this world; Death and Taxes". We've learned to live with taxes, but death is still a shock to us.

For instance, the shock death of actor Heath Ledger at just twenty eight. Death is only supposed to come for us when we are old and infirm. Who can deny that at such a young age, we think ourselves to be invincible?

The problem is, from the moment we are born, our clock is already ticking. I do believe that you only die when God has decided you will die. He has given each of us the exact amount of time needed to fullfill the life He wants us to live. That's not to say that God is moving us around like a puppet, but He has given us the exact amount of time we need. Even if that time may be far shorter than the time someone else has. The reason this is such a problem for us, is that of course we think we should have extra time. We're afraid we will mess up in the time that we do have and we fear the unknown.

Each person is born for a purpose, with the exact amount of time allotted to us, and we will recieve the resources needed to live the life that God wants for us. But what we need to learn to accept, is that we will have no way of knowing how long we have. All we can do, is make the most of each moment that we have. Live a life that's worthy of God, and you won't have to fear when that inevitable moment does come.