So this week, stories have been pouring out of Joplin, MO, about the terrible twister from last week. A combination of horror and heroism permeate the survivors' new lives. And now the story is one of bravely moving forward in life, rebuilding. I am so thankful my own friend down in Joplin is safe.
While we need to keep praying for our friends in Joplin, we also need to realize how short life can be. In an instant, our life shatters turning everything familiar upside down.
We are left with those things that really matter: faith, family, and friends. Yet, so often those things are not attended too when life is going our way. Joplin is another reminder to all of us to make the most of every opportunity.
Ephesians 5:15-16 says, "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil."
Colossians 4:5 also says, "Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity."
Take some time to spend this day with your family, enjoying them for this moment. Cultivate your faith before God with a renewed spirit and a contrite heart. Serve others cheerfully and wholeheartedly. Build your house on a solid foundation.
We never know when our life will be shattered! And in the end that is all meaningless; only what is left is what matters.
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