Life

Today, all I could think about is how way too many of us take life for granted. We take for granted the time we have with our family and friends. Sadly, it took a family member of mine getting cancer for me to really think about this. I spent time with my siblings today. Quality time with them. And I thought, what if I don't get to do this tomorrow? We never know when we're going to die. Only God knows the number of our days on this earth.

But then this also makes me think about how I'm living. Am I living for Him, or am I just wasting my life? Hard question to ask and be honest with yourself about, but important for you to answer. I've been reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan the past few weeks. It's an amazing book! It really makes you think about how you're living your life. As hard as it is to face the truth, you have to. Living life "good enough" isn't what God put us on this earth for. So why are so many of us ok with it? Why are we so obsessed with what we look like, what kind of car we drive, who we're friends with, or how much money we make? It's not going to matter in the span of eternity. Those things aren't going to get you into heaven. Only living completely for God and obeying his commands is what matters. Think about it, when you're only concerned with how you look, who you hang with, etc, are you sincerely happy? Do you have true joy? In my experience, I was never happy when I was living like that. Never. When I'm living to please God rather than man, I have true joy. When I can just talk with God, I have true joy. Because I know no matter what, God will always love me. He doesn't love my sin, but He loves me. That makes me want to confess my sins to Him, ask Him to help me.

We all just like to be comfortable. But God hasn't called us to be comfortable. All I have to say is, get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It's how you grow. When you do things for God that you're not comfortable with, you become more and more comfortable with them the more you do them! God doesn't want you to stay in the same place. He wants us all to move forward. To grow in our relationship with Him.

Anyway, sorry this kind of has a few different topics, but once I get going, there's no stopping until it's all out. :)

P.S. Prayer for my great grandpa, Arvid, are greatly appreciated!