What would you do if you were told you only had 5 years left to live? I don't know why, but I started thinking about that today while in the middle of studying for my exam tomorrow. I started day dreaming of all of the things that I would change...I would throw aside my fears, not let silly things stand in the way of what I knew I needed to do, the things I needed to say...I would hop on the next plane to Africa, travel to all the places that I said I would "eventually" visit. I wouldn't let what other people thought stand in the way anymore...I would walk slower down the street, never let my priorities get out of whack....and then I stopped, and wondered why I wasn't doing all of that now. What happened to living life to the fullest? Living every second for God, and pushing procrastination off that cliff once and for all? The other thing that popped into my head was about sharing my faith. That has been the topic of discussion over the past couple of weeks at youth, and it really smacked me upside the head today. Lord, let me throw aside my fear where living for You is concerned. May I live each day as if it's my last...I'm not expecting everyday to be rainbows and sunshine, for it is in trusting You through my struggles that I grow stronger and closer. But may I wake up every morning and thank You for the gift of a new day, and may I never take it for granted.
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