End of life

As I oversee one of my patients nearing the end of life, I listen as she reflects back on 91 years.

She reflects on regrets asking, “what could have been different?” The response to herself was spending more time with her husband’s interests, instead of saying,” that doesn’t appeal to me,“ or “I certainly don’t have a desire to ever do that.”

The one thing I do not hear her say is, “I could have done more for Christ.” The joy of hearing her talk is the confidence that she spent her life loving Jesus. Did she make mistakes? Yes! She reflects on that also, but she was confident that the knowledge and teaching received from childhood into adulthood had equipped her with what was needed to stay faithful to Christ.

She often says, “I could have given more monetarily into the church,” but she has corrected this in later years by giving more to bless others.

Because of their faithfulness when she didn’t have much, God has given her wealth in the late years of her life.

Her advice to you? Stay faithful and give in to what little you have and God will give you the wisdom for far greater things. Will you make mistakes, yes! Does Christ forgive, yes, but only to a truly repentant heart?

Not until her 40s did she start investing money in the stock market. The children are grown and on their own, she started with $15. It’s never too late to invest in Christ or be wise with money!

As you reflect on your life what will you see? Will you see a repentant heart? A desire to do better? Taking time to love those near you? Will you see faithfulness in your walk with Christ?


Forgiveness

Matthew 6:14-15

“For if you forgive men when thy sin against you, Your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye do not forgive men their sins, Your heavenly Father will not forgive your sins.”

I know this is a touchy subject because a lot of us think we don’t have to forgive because we were in the right. I’m sorry, it doesn’t work that way. Our Father states it pretty simply. If we don’t forgive those who have done us wrong, then He can not forgive us. Unforgiveness is a burden we put on ourselves. We wear them with pride. We even tell other people, so they can assure us were done wrong and we are so spiritual and did the right thing

NOT!!!

The scriptures says, if we don’t forgive, we are wrong and cannot be forgiven. I much rather forgive someone else than to lose fellowship with the Father. He also tells us to love the unloving. It is not love if we cannot forgive. The next time someone does you wrong, put yourself in their shoes and forgive them no matter what. Il forgive sometimes is as hard to do as saying,

“I’m Sorry”



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