Immortal? I Don’t Think So.

I’ll be honest with you, this non-stop talk of 2012 and Jesus’ return is kinda driving me nuts. I wholeheartedly believe we should be living every day as if this could be our last day. Sure, it’s likely that you’ll live tomorrow. And it’s definitely possible that the year 2013 will come and the only thing that’s different is that you gained a few pounds. But how is it that people have been ignoring their own mortality until now? I mean come-on, we’ve all known for a very long time that one day we will die. We all know people that were living one day and weren’t the next. Most of us even know people that died unexpectedly. So why is it that “the end of the world” makes things more realistic?

Is it because a lot of people live day to day without realizing that a day just passed that they’ll never get back? Maybe even weeks stuck in a routine. Years fly by without a conscience thought of death being a possibility. Or have some people gotten to the point of actually thinking they’re immortal? Not in a superhero sense, but in a “living in my own world” sense.

Ya know what, it doesn’t REALLY matter the reason. What matters is that people need to wake up and realize that one day, whether it be in 3 years or in 50 years, we’re all going to leave this earth and face God and the reality of what we did during our life span. I’m not trying to scare anyone, if anything, I’m trying to set you free. Don’t be afraid of the future, just be aware of it. Live each day on purpose. Aware of what you’re doing and what you’re saying. Don’t waste time with things you aren’t supposed to be doing. Love a lot. Live a lot. Make a difference. And do everyone a favor (and please pass this on), stop talking about the world ending. You don’t know what’s going to happen. Instead, start speaking LIFE into people and encouraging them not to waste theirs. It’ll do more good.

Immortal? I Don’t Think So.

I’ll be honest with you, this non-stop talk of 2012 and Jesus’ return is kinda driving me nuts. I wholeheartedly believe we should be living every day as if this could be our last day. Sure, it’s likely that you’ll live tomorrow. And it’s definitely possible that the year 2013 will come and the only thing that’s different is that you gained a few pounds. But how is it that people have been ignoring their own mortality until now? I mean come-on, we’ve all known for a very long time that one day we will die. We all know people that were living one day and weren’t the next. Most of us even know people that died unexpectedly. So why is it that “the end of the world” makes things more realistic?

Is it because a lot of people live day to day without realizing that a day just passed that they’ll never get back? Maybe even weeks stuck in a routine. Years fly by without a conscience thought of death being a possibility. Or have some people gotten to the point of actually thinking they’re immortal? Not in a superhero sense, but in a “living in my own world” sense.

Ya know what, it doesn’t REALLY matter the reason. What matters is that people need to wake up and realize that one day, whether it be in 3 years or in 50 years, we’re all going to leave this earth and face God and the reality of what we did during our life span. I’m not trying to scare anyone, if anything, I’m trying to set you free. Don’t be afraid of the future, just be aware of it. Live each day on purpose. Aware of what you’re doing and what you’re saying. Don’t waste time with things you aren’t supposed to be doing. Love a lot. Live a lot. Make a difference. And do everyone a favor (and please pass this on), stop talking about the world ending. You don’t know what’s going to happen. Instead, start speaking LIFE into people and encouraging them not to waste theirs. It’ll do more good.

The Journey We All Take

STEVEN (to Jack)

Do you know I grew seven inches senior year?

(points to his mouth)

Everything from here up, it’s all new.  Things are

gonna change for me.  Sixty percent of people

meet their spouses at college.

JACK

You, and a girl?

STEVEN

Why not?  These girls at college, they don’t know

me.

JACK

Yeah, they don’t know you threw up on the bus in

The stars and the moon and the sky

Life is busy. Between work and church and family and friends and movies and music and eating and coffee and the 1500 other things we squeeze into a week…it’s busy. But then there is that moment where life stops and reality hits. Not the reality of my to-do list. But the reality that there is something so much bigger surrounding me at all times.

The grass is green so are the trees. How far away are the stars? There are other states, other countries, other planets out there. Every day someone is born and someone dies. There is a war going on. People are starving. Others are kings and queens. The world is made up of all different languages. And skin tones. My brain tells my fingers what to type. I could go on forever.

Take a moment and think about it. Most likely, whatever is going on right now in your life…there is probably something bigger.

“Look up look up look up into the sky love. You see that moon shine it’s so high up above us. It rolls around on the account of a bunch of scientific stuff. I like to think it does just because he loves us” - Bradley Hathaway

RIP DJ 404

Keep the Peace

Walk around the streets of any city and you’ll find a lot going on. You’ll see a lot of violence and hate. You’ll see a lot of anger and hurt. You’ll feel the depression and overall struggle within people. But then something will catch your attention and the pain will go away. Whether it’s a couple holding hands, a baby sleeping or a gust of wind through the trees on a warm spring day. There is peace without a protest. There is love without a song and there is a hope without a word.

I think sometimes we need to close our eyes and open our hearts to the hope, peace and joy that can still be found on the earth today. We need to trust one another when there is no reason to trust. We need to love one another even when we don’t feel the love first. And we need to spread peace and hope even when the media is reminding us that the world is at war and there is little excuse to smile.

So do yourself a favor. Turn off the tv. Put down the newspaper. Silence the people around you. And go outside. Close your eyes. Take a deep breathe. And realize that God has kept you alive for another day and the possibilities of that day are endless.

These are a few of my favorite (little) things

I love little things throughout the day that make the day not so bad. I found a nickel in the bathroom at work. My carpool girls make me laugh so hard that I cry. House of Heroes comes out with new music multiple times/year. Every month in the near future has some fun adventure already planned. I own every episode of the Gilmore Girls and they can make a bad day better. Chris makes amazing chocolate chip pancakes. I get to wear a pretty dress in 2 weeks for Leslie’s wedding. I got to see one of my brothers today.

Thinking about the little things seems to add up to one big thing: a smile.