What if.. 🤔 thoughts & journal prompt
How would you live differently if you knew this was not the end?
Fear of death causes us to spend life working to make it meaningful, usually centered on self.
We want the best house, job, spouse, children… We over-focus on our physical needs and growth
and under-focus on our spiritual needs and growth.
How would you live differently if you knew this was not the end?
This was the question that came to me during my morning prayer & journaling time. To which, I responded:
I have decided…
I will live.
I will take risks.
I will stand up.
I will use my voice.
I will give freely.
I will not count the cost.
I will invest my talents.
I will give love.
Because this is not my home.
It does not make me
or break me. I am on a temp
assignment in a new city, foreign
exchange—an experience
to enjoy, to love, to work
in this location for a while
and tell others about my Father
and my home
that they might return with me.
I do not have to worry or fear.
He is with me.
I do not walk alone.
I walk in victory.
How would you live differently if you knew this was not the end?
This is a question I invite you to explore with me. Write down whatever comes to you after asking yourself this… you may surprised.
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