One Sentence or a couple

I had a great conversation with a brother in Christ the other night. The depth of the conversation was awesome but two sentences stuck out the most that really made me think and in fact still has me thinking...

"People are always asking why God is letting all these people die. Maybe the question is why is letting you live?"

It is one of the questions/statements that you have take a step back. I remember when he said this to me. All I could do was say wow. Wait. I need to repeat that. This is one of those statements that really make you reevaluate life and how you look at it. God is so much more powerful than we can ever imagine. Yes our God is the most passionate being that you can't even imagine but He does as He pleases. Even when life doesn't make sense. When people die, when people suffer and when tragedy hits. It is all for a reason. God is always in control. The last line which says why is he letting you live really is thought provoking. God will remove us from this Earth when He wants. So... what will we do with the time we have? I want to be the most intentional voices of God I can be. I want to be used up. When I was back at Malibu, that is something that Gil, my boss, would always say. That when he was done here he wanted to be used up. That is the way I want to feel. When God calls me home I want Him to look at me and say, "This is my son, to whom I am well pleased."


Sometimes we just have to follow where the Lord leads us. "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans." Proverbs 16:3.