It's a Life and Death Situation

It's drawing closer and closer to Christmas.
All I can think about is Jesus and his life.
Last night though, I was struck with a realization.
There is death.

I know, I know. Why didn't I think about that earlier? Well, my dad I were watching a movie called J. Edgar. We went out on a daddy-daughter date :) While I don't agree with the lifestyle that J. Edgar lived, I do admire his ingenuity. The man was stinkin brilliant. At the end of the movie, it showed his death. I'm not sure why, but I was almost moved to tears. Even that man, that brought corruption and held so much power had people that loved him.

He said one line in the movie that stuck with me. He said, "Love is the only true thing in life." A man with great power knew that the thing worth living for is love.

Driving home, dad and I were talking about death. How it's a natural part of life. I've also been reading fiction books that have a death of a character in them. I'm that girl that gets so caught up in books that I feel connected to the characters. And seeing one of them die just brings me to tears. Whenever my dad and I talk about death, my mind instantly goes to him or my mom dying. I've never experience a death that is that close to me. Then even just the idea of that brings fresh tears to my eyes.

But I've also been thinking about how wonderful it would be to be with Jesus. To be washed of this world. To be in His presence for eternity. How marvelous would that be?

Some people struggle with the fear of death. Honestly, I don't understand why. I can't wait to be in heaven. Granted, I know that I have a very specific purpose to be on this earth. But I'm also ready to be with Jesus.

Life is a gift that has been given to you. If you knew that you would die tomorrow, would you live your life any differently? Why not live that way every day? How much would change in your life?

Live life to the fullest. You don't know how much time is left. But I know that when I get to heaven, I want to be able to stand before God and tell him that I lived my life to the very fullest. And He'll know, cause He was with me every step of the way.

Love is the one true thing in life. God is love. If we don't live life with Christ, we don't have love. Live love every day. It's part of living life to the fullest.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 
1 Corinthians 13:1

An now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 
1 Corinthians 13:13