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"...and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying and he
said 'Someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying...'" - Tim McGraw, Live
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Life is but a vapor, here one moment, then it's gone. Time is slipping through our hands like falling sand
we die daily, everyday is a journey headed somewhere. The ink of our existence continually creates our legacy, each moment
continually is making history completely irreversible, yet with immeasurable impact that far out-lives the life. Sometimes life is permitted long lasting years until the wrinkled brow and feeble the body is used
to it's fullest capacity.
Sometimes as unfair as it may seem life is snuffed immaturely, whether in the middle-age, early-adulthood, teens,
childhood or infancy. Sometimes we ask God why, sometimes we get answers and sometimes we have to trust His plan. Nevertheless
we have to face the inescapable, painful reality that we are going to die." Have you made peace with God and secured your eternal destiny?" " If you knew you had but a short time left on this earth, how would you spend it?"" What if you die with no previous warning?"
I
am by no means trying to be doom and gloom, but we must ALL come to the conscious conclusion that we must live like we are
dying. Is that in a sad, hopeless, defeated mindset? Absolutely not!!!!!!!! We should take our life very seriously, but enjoy
it to the FULLEST!
Sometimes asking ourselves a
few solemn questions will instigate us to think more deeply and snap ourselves into making what necessary personal changes
we need to make to make a positive difference that will outlive us.
We
don't have time for bitterness, anger, double-crossing, jealously, pride, envy, hate, bad-attitudes, selfishness, betrayal
or any evil character faulty.
We may not ever be perfect, but
we sure can die trying. We do have time TODAY for forgiveness, love, kindness, generosity, temperance,
complements, kisses, hugs, thank you's, I love you's, sharing, dream achieving, communicating, prayer, commitment, positive
thinking and so much more. " Cram every God-given day FULL of these things and you will effect your world forever.""
So what if you made some really
bad mistakes, use them as a learning tool, go forward and never look back. When those watching sees you were an over comer
they will be inspired and given hope no-matter how low they have lived their lives." Whether you are writer or not, you are an author, your life is being played out and read everyday.
The
complex detail of it's pages portrays a character that one of it's readers is sure to imitate. What will the dash between the dates on your stone
say about you? Will your epitaph witness waste or will it tell every generation that passes by of a life well-lived?
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Making Changes in My Life Hebrews 9:27; Psalms 39:4-5
How would you live your life differently if
you only had a month to live? Imagine that you have two fairly major decisions to make today. How would you decide on 'a'
and 'b' if you had 30 days to live? Have you ever thought about what you would do? What would you do differently, or stop
doing, or start doing, or do more of? Who would you call, write, or talk to? Would you travel more, or less? Might be you
would: visit as many countries as you can Spend more time outside experiencing nature
Tell all your friends
how much you love them Not sweat the small stuff Not get so easily offended. Pray more Read
the Bible more Spending time with loved ones. Make a will! Increase your life
insurance? And many others
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Turning points needed to
change our lives - Turn When into Now- Psalms 118:24, Proverbs 27:1
We need to enjoy what you do in life…every step of the way. Now, everyday is not going
to be perfect, nor will everything go your way. But you have a responsibility to yourself to bask in the moments of your life;
all of them…and continue moving forward. We can, once again, take a lesson from the mighty Rhino. While the Rhino is not caught up in the same trapping as human
beings, he does have a reason for existence other than charging. And so do we. When we are busy it is easy to become stressed
when we realize that our plates are too full and that we have too many responsibilities. At this point we have a choice between
two courses of action:We can either
- Choose to allow the stress
of having too much work get to us, causing us to display a bad attitude or tyrannical behavior, or
- Remember that this particular moment is exactly what we have dreamt of and wanted for many
years and enjoy the process and realize that we planned it this way.
The Rhino realizes every second of his existence that he has many responsibilities.
Once his herd is safe, even a Rhino relaxes and enjoys his life. When a Rhino charges, he charges with fervor, enthusiasm
and a clear vision, and yes, he does enjoy the journey towards success and victory.
2. Turn Intentions
Into Actions- James 4:17, Proverbs 3:27
Intentionality, defined as interior
motives to take action, is subject to "emotional drag" and "physical resistance." Emotional drag results
from keeping our intentions to ourselves believing that we can muster the means and the will on our own to realize them any
time we choose.
Intentions
are invisible motivators that, unless manifested by means of immediate action, become enfeebled in their ability to generate
sufficient energy and appropriate activity that would actually bring them "into the visible world." The longer they
reside silently inside your mind, the weaker they grow to create altered states and improved circumstances in your life.We judge others by their actions but
ourselves by our intentions.
Therefore, when we reflect on our state of being at any time in our lives, we tend to "sweeten" the reality
that has actually been effected by our behavior with the coating of what only we can know as what we have in mind to make
of our personal reality in the near future. In other words, we often tend to see ourselves at any given moment not as we truly
are but as we intend soon to become.
The key to making that intended reality an actuality is in how you deal with your internal motives
to take action to make it happen. Whenever you experience a desire to change something about your life, no matter how clear
or vague, weak or strong, noble or base, take an immediate action to manifest it in the external world.Three things you need to do to accomplish
this: - Focus on Prayer- 1 peter 4:7
- Focus on People- 1 peter 4:8-9
- Focus on your Purpose- 1 peter 4:10-11
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Turn your whole heart towards Jesus- Mark 12:34 Have you thought about turning your whole life over to Jesus
Giving everything you are and all you can
be to Him
Though you may know Him in your Head
And can recite many words that He said
Have you thought about
turning your whole life over to Him
Have you now come to the place where his love could make all the difference
The place where just what you need is the hand of a faithful friend
It’s time to turn around and take a different
road than you’ve been travelling on
And walk in faith as you turn your whole life over to Him
Our Jesus
gave up his life to retrieve us all from a world of sin
And now He waits at the crossroads of life while you linger near
Turn around from walking down that dead end road that you have travelled on
Hold to his hand as you turn your whole
life over to Him
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