Monday, July 10, 2006

So, the movie "Click" got me to thinking about some stuff. Am I on auto pilot, letting everything zoom by in fast forward, just living for the good times?

I'm at least a quarter of the way through my life, and I find myself asking, what good have I done? How much of my twenty years on this earth have been an absolute waste, doing things that have no eternal value, and ignoring other people's needs? How selfish can somebody be?

I was laying in bed last night thinking about all of this, and I started listening to my heartbeat. I got to thinking, "This could be the last beat. My life could end right now." A little morbid, I know. But seriously, it could all be over before the sun sets today. And, what impact have I made? What good have I done?

I'm afraid the answer to both of those questions is very little. I want to place other people above myself. I want to quit ignoring the problems of my friends and the eternal lives of my relatives. But, I also know that I cherish complaceny and the easy way out. If these changes are to happen in my life, then God will have to do it. I will work toward change, but an alteration of my heart will have to come from the Father.

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