Live How You Want To Leave

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I often tell my doctors that I’m living til I’m 90. The reason I say that is because they will bring up something else that maybe is wrong, a new medication I need to be on, or just comment on my laundry list of ailments. I get it, when you look at the list, it’s pretty disheartening. But not for this girl! Like I said, my goal is 90!

Over the past few years, especially after being diagnosed with cancer, I thought about life in a nursing home because that’s where I’d want to go if I live til I’m 90. Sounds strange, but what better place to be than hanging out with other fellow people my age, hopefully with Dan, telling stories, playing cards, making puzzles, wheeling myself to a green courtyard, and most of all, still talking about Jesus?

Now granted, I could sit there with my wheelchair buddies and talk about all the things I had, a successful life, etc., but would any of those people really care? Would any of that matter in that moment? Nope! What they would care about was who I was IN that moment. The friend I was. My faith and how God got me through some hard times. How I encouraged them. Empathy. Love. Patience.

And that’s what makes me think about TODAY. Who am I right now? What type of life are my decision and actions leading to? If God were to send His Son back to earth, RIGHT NOW, am I living like how I’d want to leave? Am I living a life that is completely devoted to Christ? In other words…

If Christ came today, what would be my spiritual condition?

That question has had me thinking over the past few years and ultimately, it comes down to this: Am I focused on eternity? Or what I can gain here on earth?

This is how one would tell: in how I invest my time, resources, and energies. That will tell people if I am focused on eternity or not. Is how I live my life, a reflection of this? Makes me think and I hope it does you too.

When we constantly think on things above, when tough times comes, like a difficult diagnosis, the loss of a loved one, or even just a simple disappointment, if our hope is anchored in Christ, our hope will be reflected in our thoughts, words, actions, time, resources, and emotions.

I want to live today, how I want to leave. I know there are daily changes I need to make, as I am a complete construction project that never ends, but are you ready and willing to join me?