Month/Day/Year --100 Words (Part 4)

[This is part 4 of a 5 part mini series dealing with how we spend our days. Part five comes tomorrow. Thanks for hanging in there with me!]

Month/Day/Year.

I was asked, “If you knew the day you’d die, would you live differently until then?”

Piously, I’d say no. I’d live as I am. Serving God. Loving family. Going on as if nothing was going to happen.”

While pious, that’s an outright lie.

Of course, if I knew the exact day I’d live differently. I wouldn’t sweat the small stuff. I would live more!

I’d anticipate going to heaven more. And prepare those left behind.

Shame on me for not living like I know the exact day!

Forgive me Lord for pretending that I’ll live forever.

I won’t.

Month/Day/Year --100 Words (Part 3)

[This is part 3 of a 5 part mini series dealing with how we spend our days. Part four comes Monday. The final blog on this subject comes Tuwday.]

Month/Day/Year.

The past is behind us.

The future is before us.

How will you spend those days?

Somewhere out there is an expiration date on your life. You know, the day someone lays you out naked on a table, not to get back up. You know, THAT day.

Let’s call it death day.

Let’s say it’s coming in 22 years, 3 months, 15 days.

Between now and then, what would you do differently?

Love more? Relax more? Sleep more? Pray more?

In reality, your expiration date is set. You just don’t know the timestamp yet.

Why wait to live differently?