Living for Eternity

After a young friend passing away unexpectedly, so many innocent lives being taken, and an influential senior at my college dying so quickly from a harsh kidney infection, I am reminded of the temporary and broken place we live in.

I am heartbroken. I am grieved. My understanding is limited. This place is not my home.

"The years go by like stones under rushing water. We only know when it's gone."

It seems so unexpected. It doesn't make sense. We naturally ask ourselves "why?" Run to Jesus. Don't run from him. Remember his promises. 

These tragedies just remind me that we weren't promised easy. We were never given promises for no troubles. We do have hope though through Jesus who redeems, comforts, and loves. As hard as it may be to feel him in those bleak places, he truly is our our refuge. He never leaves us and he never forsakes us. It is a promise.

He doesn't cause the pain, the death, the darkness. We live in a fallen world. He brings life in the darkness though. He reminds us of the light that is to come and the peace he brings even in the midst of it all.

It all can be overwhelming but the sting of death on earth is lightened by the rejoicing of life in heaven.

Yet again, I am reminded to make the most of each day. To live in the moment and live for eternity. Our days are numbered and we never know when our last will be.

Remember to dance. Remember to laugh. Remember to love fully. Remember to live with eternity in mind because truly that is all that matters when everlasting restoration is made.