And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. John 10:28
When will it be your time?
When will God decide to call you home?
Will you be ready?
Because ready or not, God will call.
He might give you a big long warning.
Like a diagnosis that doesn’t seem to leave.
Or He might take you in the blink of an eye.
A vehicle accident or fall.
Doesn’t really matter how you go, does it?
The point remains this.
One day you will leave this earth when God calls you home.
Will you be ready?
You won’t have any second chances when He calls.
What’s your hold-up?
Pride? Wanting to live for yourself?
Are making your own selfish choices for a blip of time worth eternity separated from God?
Not only separated, but eternally miserable? Like forever?
I can promise you what will be worth it.
Bowing your knee to God, who created all things.
It will be worth it when He calls you home, but it will be worth it, too, while you live here with us.
The peace that passes all understanding will blanket your sweet self when you rest in the knowledge that God is in control and you are not.
God’s strength will enable you to do great things as you rely on Him alone each day.
His wisdom will provide direction when the path of life looks cloudy.
Allow God access.
Allow God access to all of you.
Then when God calls you home, you’ll rest in peace.
And those you leave behind will as well, holding to that hope of seeing you again.
My sweet student buried his mother yesterday morning.
He and his brothers bravely carried her to her grave.
She was a precious girl who loved Jesus and her family, too.
Holding them in their grief, they have Jesus.
I cannot imagine if they didn’t. If they had no hope.
Reach to Jesus and trust Him with your heart. Your everything.
Be ready when He calls you home.
Photos by Liane Metzler, Terren Hurst, Sabine van Straaten, & Ben White on Unsplash
Amy Linnea 
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