7-8-12
Life is a breath, merely a vapor in the
morning air, and as soon as the sun rises is evaporates.
Yet we don't always live as though it
were. Instead we live our lives as though we'll live forever –
forgetting that there will come a day when our anticipated tomorrow
will never come.
We are reminded of this reality when
someone we know and love doesn't follow us into tomorrow. When what
we planned to do or say ceases to matter and for a while time itself
seems to stop. Our hearts break and we question everything we once
believed in. We find is unfair – wrong even that such a person
should be deprived of their tomorrows, and we wonder how such a thing
could ever be allowed to happen. But the Lord says that His ways are
not our ways, nor are His thoughts our thoughts – but that His are
higher. So we may never understand the reasons behind the things He
does or allows – but this is my thought:
That life and breath are a
gift from the Almighty, but they come with an expiration date, and
everyones date is different. He gives us everyday that He desires for
us to have and not a day more, and to each man is given enough breath
to accomplish everything the Lord has for him to do.
And for those of us who
are still breathing at this moment in time:
Live. Live everyday to the
fullest. Live every moment, breathe in every hour – because you
never know which one will be your last. Don't leave things unsaid and
don't put things that could be done today off until a tomorrow that
my never come.
“So teach us to number
our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.”
-Psalm 90:12
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Just less then a month ago,
Morigo camp bid a bittersweet farewell to the beloved Josiah Bubna
and Rebekah Falcone. They had both been here in Japan for many many
months serving, had met here and gotten engaged and were finally
heading back to the states to prepare for their wedding in August.
Today SP Japan and Morigo
camp received the news that Josiah is no longer with us. He
apparently went for a run and had a heart attack and has gone to be
with the Lord. He was 22.
Please pray for his family, and friends – and especially for Rebekah, as I can't even imagine being in her shoes right now.
I am so sorry, I will be praying!
ReplyDelete~Miracle/Tori
Oh my, what a tragedy. Erin, as I read your blog, I didn't know what had brought those deep thoughts and then, I read the "rest of the story". My heart breaks for Rebekah and for all the dreams they had that will never come to fruition. Erin, your ability to write is definitely a gift given to you by the Lord. What you have written is so, so true. We have a tendency to plan our lives as if they will never end or that bad things don't happen to good people and that is not the case. Only God knows our future and we must be ready when He calls. I'll be thinking of you and praying for you and your friends as you grieve the loss of Josiah and, also, for Rebekah. You, my dear Erin, are where God wants you at this time because you have the gift of loving others and giving comfort. I love you!
ReplyDeleteErin, I am so sorry. I don't even know what to say except that I'm praying for you and for Rebekah. Hang in there! Keep trusting God.
ReplyDeleteLove you!
~Amy