Living Every Moment.

My house church has been going through Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Get your hands on a copy, read it and if you are truly open to what is says, I believe God will radically change the way you view your life, in light of eternity. Last night we discussed chapter 2 which could be summed up in one word, "death". It's a very sobering topic. How many of us think that we have at least another 20 years to live...if not 30 or 40? Now think about how many of us have known of someone who died long before they were "expected" to die. Life is, indeed, a vapor.

James 4:13-17 says 13Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." 16As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. 17Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins."

I know for myself, I've heard and read that passage so many times and think, "yeah, that's a good point." But never do I think I've truly applied that concept to my life before now. But now, how disgusted I am with myself, that I've been living my life so flippantly. By no means, do I think that I've been completely numb to the things of God. But it's been coupled with a silent arrogance that wreaks of my self reliance and utter stupidity.

Tim McGraw sang that awful cheesy song a couple years ago "Live Like You Were Dying". How many of us really live that way? If a song was written about my life I fear it would read like "I live my life like I'm going to die at some point, many, many years from now."

Watch this: Clayton's Story

I also urge to you check out this link and listen to the "Living a Life that Matters Series" It's been a huge challenge.

From here on out, may I live my life constantly reminded that God doesn't promise us an earthly tomorrow. I have only this moment to show the love of Christ to others.