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Live Like You Were Dyin
By Rob | September 19, 2008
A while ago while scanning the radio stations I came across a country song that caught my attention, probably because I could relate due to the fact the guy the song talked about was in his forties. The song talked about a guy that went to the doctor and received a bad report. It caused him to evaluate his life and do the things he always wanted to do. He went skydiving, rocky mountain climbing, and even rode a bull for 2.7 seconds. It also caused him to love deeper, and talk sweeter, and even forgive those he had not until now. Suddenly all the “things” he thought were important did not seem so important now. He became the husband he had never been. He became a friend that everyone would love to have. It even caused him to pick up the “good book” as he called it and really examine what life was all about. It caused him to value relationships with the ones he loved, you know the people we all take for granted. You know when it’s all said and done we really don’t spend a lot of time here on earth, but it seems we try so hard to impress people, and be a success in the “worlds” eye that the things that really matter and the people we really love get the short end. I doubt that if you were given 30 days to live if your job and the gathering of “things” would really matter. We would take time to build relationships, and probably “fix” some relationships that are broken. Paul kind of summed it up in Philippians 1:21 he said “For to me, to live is christ, and to die is gain.” That sounds crazy! How could can death ever be a gain? the only way death can ever be a gain is if we live our life now with the purpose of following and pleasing Christ. Let me challenge you to ask your self this question. If I was given 30 days to live how would I live? what would I live for? What would be important to me? What would I want to be remembered for? Got an answer? Now live every day like you would if you were “Living like you were dyin”
Living for Him
Rob
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