James 4:14

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life?  It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

~ James 4:14, KJV

One night recently, I was lying in bed, unable to sleep.  My thoughts wandered from topic to topic, and eventually came to the topic of living a life that truly matters for Christ.  I asked myself, “What would I do if I found out that I had only a few months left on this earth?”  The truth is, girls: we don’t know how long we have left to live. 

Are you aware that today, right now, we are actively dying?  We could die tomorrow.  We could die in three months.  We could die in a year.  We really have no clue when the Lord will take us.  But I’ll tell you this – it’s soon.

Someday we all will have to look back and reflect on what we’ve done with our lives.  What will 

really matter in eternity – popularity? Money? Beauty?  Or the things we have done for Christ?

Life is short.  We know that because we can measure it with a number.  Eternity, on the other hand, cannot be measured with a number.

We make many decisions each day; decisions on what clothing we wear, what hairstyles we sport, and what food we eat.  Those decisions, however, probably won’t  really make a difference in eternity.  What will make the biggest difference in eternity is the souls that will be there.  Are you spending your few days on earth staring in the mirror at beauty that will pass away, or are you busy evangelizing the world and growing God’s kingdom?