Maybe we need to experience life and death incidents constantly, or at least see them, to live life with the right perspective.

I saw a lady collapse today on the way to work. Probably a stroke. I felt so helpless cos I was on the bus and she was there at the bus stop. She had a few plastic bags in her hand, making her way to work? Was getting up from her seat when she suddenly stiffened and fell diagonally downwards and landed on her right side. Thank God there were people around her who quickly came to help her and called the ambulance. I was traumatised for the rest of the ride, actually for a good half of the day. I prayed for her in my heart and asked God why He showed me that. There were so many people on the bus, some were sleeping, others seated on the other side of the bus so they didn't witness the incident. The bus went on to the next stop and the people there were clueless about what happened just a few metres ahead.

Life is so frail. The loss of a life doesn't affect people around, some people even go by not knowing that a tragedy took place.

Isaiah 38:18
For the grave cannot praise you,
death cannot sing your praise;
those who go down to the pit
cannot hope for faithfulness.

I didn't understand this verse until today - we know that we have eternal life in Him. We live like tomorrow is a given. Once we die, we can no longer go out and tell people about God's love and how He died for us. We cannot show His love through our lives, cos there is no life for us on earth anymore.

So? Live like there's no tomorrow? I say love like there's no tomorrow. Praise, testify, proclaim, reflect, magnify, sing like there's no tomorrow. In God's timing, yes. But when He commands, we must obey and seize the opportunity.


So what can I say, what can I do
But offer this heart oh God
Completely to You.

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