The Longer I live my life and see people battle against cancer and hardships I realize, life is but a vapor. Some people win against this battle and some loose. There are some that battle with a smile on their face looking to the hope of Salvation; they look into the face of Jesus and to the promise of heaven. Joy comes on their face and peace is in their voice. There are others that do not look to such joy but look to the despair of it all. Their faces suddenly age, their hearts turn from careless attitude of the world to bitterness and anger. Why did this happen to me. While pondering this and learning more of my Savior and Master I see more clearly, my life is not my own; I was bought at a price so I MUST glorify God with my body. My time on earth is not for me to pursue worldly pleasure, it is not for me to have the best time ever but it has a greater purpose. “The Chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever”. What of those people that are not fortunate enough to have heard of their Savior? How sad is it that there are some who have never heard of the extent that Jesus Loves them personally? So many times I get caught up with pitying myself for some of the hard things that I go through and then I look to the cross; I find myself falling on my face and looking up at the face who died for me. My little trials suddenly turn into a breath that comes and goes. My Lord, right before He was crucified was sweating drops of blood because of what He was going through. He was about to have EVERY sin of EVERY man from times past until eternity put on His shoulders and was going to bear the judgment of GOD. He was one Man about to do this thing. How deep the Fathers Love for us… Those words suddenly seem so small.
I have been watching a girl that I don't even know hear that she had cancer and her eyes are fixed on the face of Jesus. She has no other choice then to look upon her Savior who loves her and focus on the good things that he has promised her. Through the pain of the situation she worships the Lord and meditates on the One who is unchanging. She realizes that her life is not her own and has come to accept that her life may never be the same but says that if this will glorify the Lord the most than she is able to say “please Lord let this cup pass from me, nevertheless not my will but thine be done.” How beautiful are those words? I am encouraged by the Life of a girl that I have never met. The world looks on us Christians to see how we are going to react in the face of trouble and pain. Are we drawing from the everlasting life that Christ has promised us? Are we choosing to trust in the One who gave His life for us so that we can have life abundantly? What is the purpose of my life? 1. To glorify God; let people see Him in my life. That means that I don’t life for myself but for His purpose. What is His purpose? He wanted a relationship with mankind and that has never changed. He loves every man and woman and wants their love but won’t force it; it is a choice of ours. 2. To Enjoy Him forever; this is a good thing not a Tyrant demanding love. We get to enjoy Him forever, that means that we will love being with Him and it will last forever. It will be fun. It will not be miserable.
I am so grateful for those people that shine even when they are going through such hard times. Their purpose remains, “not my will but Yours be done”. This brings the Joy and peace in the midst of the storm. Remember if you follow Jesus Christ all eyes are on you, people watch to see if your faith really means what you say it means and they watch the closest when you are in your deepest trial. You set your gaze on the One who never changes and look to the Joy or your salvation. Life is but a vapor… therefore Glorify God with your body. Jesus is the commander and “if you disobey orders people could die.”
Thank you Katy Haney for you example. Your life glorifies God and people you don’t even know about are encouraged by your life.
