Life....

In my previous post, I talked about how Death has affected my life these past few weeks....
        In thinking about death, however, I can't but help think about life....

 If I was to die today, would I be ready to go?

     Have I said something I shouldn't have?  Or is there something I need to say?

         When was the last time I told my family I loved them?                             

               Have I left a task undone?

                     Did I say good-bye as I walked out the door, or did I just rush off in haste, leaving people behind who wished they had said good-bye that morning?

 I have sometimes felt like Life has flowed on around me, while I've sat on the bank watching it... And now I'm trying to wade back in but nothing is the same anymore.... And yet, nothing has changed.

Pastor Mike was talking a couple of Sundays ago, and his text was 2 Chronicles 21:20 - He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years; and he departed with no one's regret, and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
     He died to no one's regret - no one cared that he was dead.... And that just really hit me - not that I want people to miss me, but I want to impact them for good...

I have been thinking about Heaven a lot lately.... to just sit at my Heavenly Father's feet and worship Him forever and ever.... To be free from the struggle and strife that consumes this world....  What a reminder that we were not made for this earth - we were made for Heaven.
      And yes, life isn't only about the destination, it's about the journey...

                And yet, the journey sometimes seems so long....

   But such is life.... A struggle, a pursuit.... Otherwise Paul would not have encouraged us to run the race with perseverance as often as he did in the New Testament....

        Phil. 1:21 states: For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

 Lord, may every day I live be lived for you, and I look forward to the day when I may live in Your Presence for all of eternity.  For only then will I truly gain everything that is worth having.


     In His Love,
         Christy

Music Mix-up Post 25

Last night my father, two of my sisters, and I finished watching The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.  And, as usual, I cried my way through the final hour of Return of the King.  TLORT has some of the most amazing music, and I thought I'd share the ending song with y'all.  (I know, this post is a few days delayed, but life has been crazy lately.  I do apologize, though.)
   Anyway, may I present: Into the West by Annie Lennox....





This is probably one of my favorite songs from this movie... it so haunting & tragically beautiful..... Most of the words are taken from a scene with Gandalf & Pippin are waiting for the enemy to attack another level of Minas Tirith. (just in case any of you were wondering. :D )

  In His Love,
     Christy

Music Mix-up Post 24

This song seemed fitting after the past few weeks.... I don't really have a whole lot to say about it this week...  I'll let the song speak for itself.  "It Is Not Death to Die," by Sovereign Grace Music.






In His Love,
    Christy

Death....

Death has become such a large part of my life lately....  There have been five different people that I know/know of that have died in the past three weeks....
   
A sixteen-year old son and older brother was killed in a car crash...

   A father and husband of many years lost the fight with Parkinson's and won the fight for God.....

        A wife and mother passed on in her sleep........
                  
              Another wife and mother lost her fight with cancer......
  
                  A young man: a brother, a son, a Soldier, died when his helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan.

All of these have gone home to be with God, and we who are left behind go on.... Bereft of the ones that we love, we do our best to move forward, trying to live life with their continual absence....

    My heart breaks for the families that have lost loved ones...  I don't know what to say... but I think of them often and pray for them.

    Tomorrow is the day for the funeral for the fallen soldier.  If you think of them, please pray....

In His Love,
     Christy


                            

Music Mix-up Post 23

I was trying to find a good song for this week, and this one really stood out to me.  "I Won't Let Go," by Rascal Flatts.





I love how this song speaks of courage and hope.  In life, we are never truly alone.  God has given us fellow believers to come along side of us when we can't go on alone.  We were never meant to be alone....
    If you have a special friend in your life who is always there, no matter what, then be sure to tell them how much they mean to you...  Friends like that are rare, and a treasure.
   In His Love,
      Christy

Music Mix-up Post 22

This week has been a very long one... but I heard this song on my Pandora yesterday, and thought it fit perfectly.




My prayer is that I won't run from the pain, but let God do His work in me...
   In His Love,
      Christy

Raindrops.....

The following is a poem I wrote yesterday..... It seems to fit life lately....

Raindrops

Raindrops run down the window

Leaving a trail of tears in their wake...

The wind tears at the house, 

Searching for a way in.

Raindrops fall down my face

Leaving a path of sorrow in their wake...

I fall to my knees, searching for the truth,

As the wind tears at my soul.

In the stillness, I hear Your voice,

"Be still, My Child, and know that I AM GOD."

Raindrops run down my cheeks, 

Leaving a ribbon of hope and healing in their wake.

 In His Love,

   Christy