Seasons of life

I've mentioned before about the seasons of life and how quickly they change. I was reminded again tonight watching the news. I don't know all the details but that a MSU football player died today from a very brief battle with cancer. I can't begin to imagine the pain that his family is going thru much less the tremendous loss that his friends, etc. will continue to feel for days, years to come.

How is it that the majority of us take our days for granted? How can you blindly assume that you have tomorrow when we're not guaranteed a minute from now? I do have the incredible blind faith that no matter what God is taking care of me. However, I also assume that my tomorrow will come. I'm guilty of saying.. I'll do that later.. I'll tell them later how I feel. What happens if my tomorrow doesn't come? Will everyone I truly love know without a shadow of a doubt that I loved them? I can say that if I call you my friend then I truly have a love for you. I believe that everyone you come into contact with has been placed in your life for a reason. God doesn't make mistakes where He places people. We may sometimes wish that but it will never happen.

To my family and friends, God placed you in my life and I pray that if I was to be an influence on your life that I have done my job. I pray that it hasn't made you think badly of me. I can only pray that whoever I've met and shown God's love to has known it was a true agape love. I don't believe in being fake with my feelings. Love is a word that I don't mind using at all. If each one of us quit trying to determine our version of love and just used God's love as an example, we would all be in a better state of mind.

A friend of mine posted something earlier about after losing both parents recently she has now found out that her brother has brain cancer. I lift this dear lady up to our Father for the strength and peace that only He can give her. I pray that I can be the type of friend she needs during this journey.

Forgive my ramblings on and on... I guess when I'm faced with a life shortened before what we consider to be time then I examine my own mortality. God has granted me an extraordinary amout of time that I didn't deserve. I won't ever be good enough to deserve the time but I can make sure that I've made the most of it. I can also be sure that I show His love on a daily basis in whatever ministry He sees fit.

Peace and love to all...until we meet again..