A few different conversations and happenings brought this thought to the forefront today: we are mortal. That is, in this form, this lifetime, this unresurrected body, we are mortal. The days of this life are limited. Do we live that way? The things we pursue, the goals we chase after at all costs, are they what we want defining our life?
"How you spend your days is how you spend your life." -Unknown
"Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." -Psalm 90:12
"This is your life; are you who you want to be?" -Switchfoot
This isn't a practice run. We only get one shot. It's easy to forget, when you're young and strong and healthy, that it will fly by and be over before you know it. What will it take to remind you of your mortality? Food poisoning? A car accident? A seven-story fall? Are you living for this life or for the one that lasts? The way you spend your days now defines the way you will spend the rest of your earthly life, and it defines the way you will spend eternity. Are you awake?
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