A friend of mine said something to me today that stuck with me throughout the evening. He said, "Well, at least you know that God wants you to be alive." Now, this might sound a little strange, but I had just told him about how I almost got run over by a jeep while crossing the road to the library. It really wasn't that close, just strange. A girl and I started crossing and apparently this jeep was going pretty fast because by the time he put his breaks on he was only a few feet away from the cross walk. He started swerving due the rain on the pavement. The girl and I froze until he had stopped, but I was just thinking that he should have just kept going. We weren't in his lane yet, but whatever. I probably should have said that I almost caused a jeep to crash, but that's not the point.
So anyway, his words just got me thinking. As long as we are still alive, still breathing, still waking up each morning, God wants us to be alive. He has a plan and a purpose for our lives and it didn't include dying in the past 24 hours. I think then we can also say, that when we do die, it is exactly the time that God had planned. I'm not saying that God wants us to die or that he caused the tragic deaths that we so often hear about, but just that, he knows the times and the places for the events of our lives: birth to grave.
How often do I forget this life changing piece of information? If he knows where I'll be tomorrow and my every heartbeat, why do I worry so much? If I follow his footsteps, he's sure to lead me to the right places. =] Okay. That's my thought for the night. =]
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