For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21)
How was your weekend, my friend? Mine was great! I took my
boys and we visited my Mom and Dad. I love the drive down to them and to just
take in the beauty of our country. The roads are terrible, but the scenery is
awesome. The drive back is never nice, because it means that I have to take my
kids to their mom for her week. Never a nice feeling and I think I will never get
used to it. I miss them way too much.
God is so good to me and He has done some pretty amazing
things in my life the past few weeks. Every morning I wake up with that immense
feeling of gratitude. God is good all the time and all the time God is good.
Paul writes that to live is Christ and to die is gain. We often
forget that this life is a mere moment and the life that is after this one is
eternal. So, for me it is something I look forward to, but more so do I want to
live a life that glorifies my Lord. A life that is not only lived but one that
resembles a living God. They say a heart that is broken is a heart that loved.
And a heart that loves is a life lived.
All I want to do is love my kids and give them an example of
a God-fearing father that lives for the glory and honour of His God. I want to
live this life for Christ in such a way that everyone will see Him in me and
that my children will remember it. To me that is a life lived, when people will
say that I lived for God and that I was never selfish but that I gave it all
for those I love and for my Lord.
I do not want to leave a legacy and I do not care if the
world never knows me, but I want those I meet and those I love to see Jesus in
me. To me that is gain and to die is gain and finally I will be with my Father.
I will gladly give this life for His glory and for His honour. Jesus is the only
way and the only name I want people around me to know and to remember.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
