What is the
importance of life?
Is it to have
the toughest looking Ford Ranger XLT 4X4 pickup truck
with a 2
liter engine and a hemi,
or to have
the biggest house in Beverly Hills
with a
snouser as your pet?
Or is it to
simply meet Chuck Norris in real life?
To some, the
importance of life is to have material possessions
that give the
person a temporal high.
To me, the
importance of life is to enjoy every waking breath
to the
fullest and not to miss out on life's adventures.
Let me tell
you a true story about a friend of ours
who everyone
thought had it all.
He had a
beautiful child,
owned more
real estate than one could count.
He had one of
the world's largest pottery collections
and helped
whoever there was to help.
He was the
nicest person you could ever meet.
Doesn't sound
like a bad life, does it?
Well, after
checking the stock market one night
and finding
that he lost a lot of money,
he called his
brother to say "goodbye".
For six
hours, he held a gun to his head,
while a
friend of his was trying to calm him down.
When the
police arrived, his friend turned to look out the window,
and that is
when the gun went off.
That was the
last of him.
You see, when
you focus your life on material things,
you really
aren't experiencing life.
I believe
that one of the most important things
are your
family and friends.
These are the
people that you can lean on during hard times,
and celebrate
your good times as well.
They give you
a sense of belonging and of feeling loved.
They are
there to watch your first steps,
to celebrate
your first words.
They cry when
they change your diapers,
and are with
you through thick and thin.
I believe
these are the best times of your life.
If you don't
think so ask anyone over 35 years of age.
This is a
time when you are excited about leaving high school,
you start
thinking about going to college or getting a job.
You start
searching for the person you want to spend the rest of your life with,
and begin
looking for a place to call home.
At this age
you may think that your are invincible,
that the sky
is the limit.
Don't think
of challenges in life as hardships,
but rather
embrace them as adventures.
Every day
you're getting older and pretty soon, it's going to show.
You probably
won't be as fit as you are now,
or be able to
go on the superman without losing your dentures.
Enjoy your
youthfulness while you make memories.
Don't be
afraid to lighten up and start enjoying life,
for its when
you do that you truly start to live.
You may have
regrets about your past,
but that was
the past
and now
you're in the present.
Let go of
your regrets and start enjoying the rest of your life,
for to me
that is the importance of life.
~ Tim (age 17)
The Scripture
says,
"For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."
~ Romans 3:23
"That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou
shalt be saved."
~ Romans 10:9
Don't
fall asleep without Jesus
until
you are assured of a place in heaven.
Tonight, if
you would like to receive the gift of eternal life
first you
must believe in the Lord.
You have to
ask for your sins to be forgiven
and put your
trust in the Lord.
There's only
one way to heaven and that's through the Lord Jesus.
That's God's
wonderful plan of salvation.
You can begin
a personal relationship with Him
by praying a
prayer such as the following:
"O God,
I am a sinner.
I am sorry
for my sins.
Please
forgive me.
I want to
turn from my sin.
I receive
Jesus Christ as my Savior;
I confess Him
as my Lord.
From now on,
I want to follow Him.
In Jesus'
name, Amen.
"For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
~ Romans 10:13
"According
as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world..."
~
Ephesians 1:4
If
you have received the Lord Jesus as your Savior
after
reading this invitation, please let us know.
We
would love to hear from you. Your first name is sufficient.
We'll
leave the light on for you...
|