September 3, 2026, the 246th day of 2026
Dealing With Death
I am reminded of death again with the obituary of my brother-in-law. He died on July 22 this year, but the obituary just came out. It al... View MoreSeptember 3, 2026, the 246th day of 2026
Dealing With Death
I am reminded of death again with the obituary of my brother-in-law. He died on July 22 this year, but the obituary just came out. It all came back to the surface again.
Most of us do not deal properly with death, either about our eventual death or the death of loved ones. We push it aside, thinking we understand what we are dealing with.
But death puts us face to face with God and we should not rush that. We will not see the smile we anticipate if we do. Everything will be releaved with one look into His eyes and disappointment is not something we want to see in God's eyes.
Giving up, giving in and surrendering to circumstances should not be options for Christians, but many Christians feel righteous when they surrender to death, when death has not come to claim them.
God has no problem at all coming to get you when He is ready for you. But too many go through faithful lives to fail at the end.
And it is not the threat of martyrdom that causes them to fail, but the thought of living life beyond what they find confortable. It happens all too often and no one seems to call them on it.
We don't know what anyone is going through, so we remain silent and so do they.
To avoid being a bother many people choose to lay down and die, instead of getting up and fighting until their last breath, ragged though it may be.
No one knows what God can do with any of us in whatever situation we find ourselves. So, tell us.
If you are alone and lonely, suffering and life seems to be too much to bear, start writing. Anyone can do that. You don't need to be a professional. You don't need to share it, but also you can if you want.
Write down your memories for your friends and family members. If it too hard to write, record them. Almost everyone has a phone with a recorder and a camcorder on it.
Stay connected on Social Media. Tell of God's past deeds in your life. Encourage and uplift others. Don't sink into a shell and die.
Unless we put our life and our death into the hands of Jesus, we will not be able to fully live.
We must be ready to live the full life God gives us, even after others we care about deeply have gone from us, even when our health is gone, even when we are old and alone. If God has not taken us, we are to strive to live.
There is a reason Heaven is a mystery to us Christians. We are not meant to strive to get there too soon, or focus too hard on it. It is our final destination, but the timing is not ours. It is God's. Do not play God with your life.
People may abandon you in your situation, do not abandon others. There is always someone worse off than you. If you are a Christian there are many, many people in perfect life situations that do not have eternal life. They are all far worse off than you. Speak your faith to them.
If we surrender our choice to give up when life doesn't seem worth living, we will find that we will be doing the work God gave us up until our last breath.
And we will enter Heaven with a smile.
Stay strong! Be faithful until the moment God calls you home!
NAN
