God sent me a stark and painful reminder today, of how limited our time is.

everytime someone dies, people mourn.
everytime a Christian dies, fellow Christians may feel comforted, because we know they're going to a better place.

but everytime a non-Christian dies, doesnt the heartache go several notches deeper ?

everytime a non-Christian dies, we lose another soul to the devil. we lose another person who could have been in Heaven. we lose another person, who could have lived a fulfilling life, experiencing God's goodness.

tell me, isnt it outrageously selfish to lock this goodness in our hearts, being content with our lives and choosing not to share it with others ? perhaps, thats the easy way. thats the life of a lazy Christian. a lazy Christian who loves himself more than others. dewen said this in the Christian Living class - the basics of a Christian life is this: God first, others second, me third. God definitely didnt create us to lounge around, living the easy life. need i say more ?

perhaps God sent us this painful reminder, so that we may carry it deep in our hearts, knowing that every soul is precious, that everyone deserves a chance to be saved.

i dont know how long this lesson will stay in your heart. or mine, for that matter. but i hope that as we embark on this journey of evangelism, we wont think twice about sharing the gospel with anyone, no matter how cynical, how difficult the person may seem to be.

perhaps the person who brought you to church thought twice, maybe thrice. what if the person decided not to share, not to try, because you were simply being too difficult ?

perhaps the next time, when we start thinking twice about sharing with someone, we'll keep the possibility in our hearts, that this person may just die the next day, that regret is the last thing we want to live with in our hearts, that we have to be accountable to God, in everything that we do.

God sent us to be channels of His love; Love one another, He says. what better way is there to share His love to others ?

Jesus didnt think twice.

why should you?

fong.

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