I was thinking of two particular people yesterday, who are now with the Lord, that have marked my life and thousands of others who have known them. They both died "before their time" as we would say, although the Lord would beg to differ. The Bible says that before we breathe our first, all our breaths have already been determined.
Anyway, as in many cases, these two particular people were amazing, full of life, and truly lived life to the fullest. They were examples to follow and always a joy to be around. Not a bad memory exists of my time with either of them.
In contrast, we see so many unhealthy, bitter or unhappy people breathe on and on past what we think is their time.
Looking at theses 2 situations, we judge it unfair. Yet yesterday as I lay in bed, I thought about God's grace and thought "I think we have it all wrong."
Many who have passed "before their time" understood God and how to live life the best way possible, yet His grace allows each of us one more breath to get to that understanding. He keeps giving us chance after chance to capture our moments and live them to the fullest.
Now don't get me wrong. I am not saying every living person is unhealthy, bitter or unhappy or that some people don't die that way at a young age. Nor am I saying there aren't many people I know who do get it and live amazingly full lives, blessing all those they encounter.
What I am saying is our paradigm is wrong to think it is unfair that God has called some home before others. His grace allows us to breathe and live life in the abundant way He desires us to, and His grace will eventually lead us all home, if we so desire to be with Him.
I know that some days I get it and some days I don't. I desire to understand God's grace in a way that I can make the most of each passing moment and not just scattered moments in time.
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