life is short

a few days ago kristin hoag died (suddenly).  she was a girl that got saved in our ministry years ago.  she had the deck stacked against her in life, but she did her absolute best to follow Christ and live for Him.  she has two beautiful daughters (ages 3 and 9.5 months).  she was loved and will be missed.  a huge thanks to all the people from the village church, the rock church, life church of bartlesville, and the summit for taking care of all the expenses for the funeral service and everything else.

her tragic death has reminded me of how short life is.  the bible is filled with metaphors about how quickly life passes us by.  scriptures describe life on earth as a shadow, a vapor, a fog, a wisp of smoke, a mist, a breath.  psalm 39:4 (nlt) says, Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.  Remind me that my days are numbered, and that my life is fleeing away.  david echos this same truth in psalm 119 - i am here on earth for just a little while.

everytime i do a funeral (especially of someone really young) i leave with a massive desire to make my life count.  like paul, i want to forget what is behind me and press on to the future God has for me.  i want to quit wasting time on stuff that doesn’t matter and give myself to something that will change this fallen planet.  so many times i feel like i have massive potential, but often fail to even scratch the surface of it.  God help me to really live, to focus on what counts, to remember that life down here is only temporary, to live with passion and a clear purpose.  to go “all in” for you!

kristin has graduated from this earth and has been promoted way up.  she now walks on the streets that have no name.  she hasn’t left home, she’s gone home.  but, i’m still here - you’re still here - so lets do something magnificent with our lives!