I was just convicted tonight to share something with you guys that God impressed upon me when I was reading in Daniel. I promise I'll try to keep it short and thanks for reading... I just feel it's really important.
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| "...the hands of time are never on your side" |
First, the lyrics that are in the title are from Nickelback's song called "If today was your last day" And...honestly I am not a huge nickelback fan but this is the most thought provoking song I've heard in a really long time... I'll post the lyrics below and then get to my main point...so you can either read them or just skip down.
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"My best friend gave me the best advice
He said each day's a gift and not a given right
Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind
And try to take the path less traveled by
That first step you take is the longest stride
If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had, if today was your last day?
What if, what if, if today was your last day?
Against the grain should be a way of life
What's worth the price is always worth the fight
Every second counts 'cause there's no second try
So live like you're never living twice
Don't take the free ride in your own life
If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
Would you live each moment like your last?
Leave old pictures in the past?
Donate every dime you had?
And would you call those friends you never see?
Reminisce old memories?
Would you forgive your enemies?
And would you find that one you're dreaming of?
Swear up and down to God above
That you'd finally fall in love if today was your last day?
If today was your last day
Would you make your mark by mending a broken heart?
You know it's never too late to shoot for the stars
Regardless of who you are
So do whatever it takes
'Cause you can't rewind a moment in this life
Let nothing stand in your way
'Cause the hands of time are never on your side
If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late
Could you say goodbye to yesterday?
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I was just very convicted about how much of our lives we spend wasting or not investing in others. I don't know if it's just me but I don't go about my life as if I might die tomorrow. And I just wonder how do we expect to impact people with our lives and give them a reason to say "Now _____ was really a person that cared about people... and I felt drawn closer to God by being around him/her." I guess I especially think of those of us who are not in school right now and have free time...what are we going to do with it? I am challenging myself as well as anyone who reads this to make use of this time so when you get to the end of the summer you'll be able to see lives changed because of the love you showed, the kind word you spoke, or the unseen help you gave to someone hurting.
God further impressed this upon me in my reading in Daniel tonight. I have always admired Daniel because of two main things. First, he survived 4 DIFFERENT KINGS. In that time that was unheard of but it was because Daniel chose to follow God and live every day of his life with excellence. All his conduct was above reproach. Are our lives like that? Because I can tell you mine has far to go before I will get there. The last thing that I will say about this is how incredible it is that when Daniel's enemies wanted to accuse him....they couldn't find anything. At all. They had to make up something because after watching the way he lived... there wasn't anything they could do.
Am I living that way? Are you? It's something to think about and I thought it really was amazing how God used that song and then His word to fit together... thanks for reading...
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