Make it count

Make it count

Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
James 4:14 NIV

I have been thinking about this verse. It has occurred to me that life is so short that it can easily be missed. Maybe a person can overlook the idea of “living” when there are so many responsibilities pressing in for our attention. Or maybe we forget to live vibrant lives when the days seem so dull that they roll into each other. And at the end of this life, I wonder if I will have made time for the things that have real value? Or, will I have slept through the whole of it?

I have this recurring dream that I have to speak at a funeral. And I always start off by mentioning that life is like a book. I tell people that our lives are filled with highs and lows, but what is the constant theme that runs through the pages of our lives? Is the ongoing theme one of addiction, a constant reliving of the past or maybe is it Christ?

If you take stock of the pages of your life right now, what would come to the forefront? Would we the readers find adventure and excitement, would we find risk and danger? Think of it like this… Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith that God will have on display as evidence of his victory. Faith in Christ is the stuff that has Kingdom Value! Not just believing, but sharing your faith may be the one thing that really counts.