Why aren’t you dead yet?


“If the most important part of your life is ahead of you, then even during the worst times,

one can be assured that there is more laughter ahead, more success to look forward to, more children to teach and help, more friends to touch and influence. There is proof of hope . . . for more.”  The Noticer by Andy Andrews (chapter 6, p. 85).

God adores you and has a wonderful plan for your life. You may be going through difficult times or great times. You may be struggling to reach your goals and dreams in life. If you are like most people, good relationships are one of your top goals in life, but you are not completely satisfied in that area and haven’t achieved all your dreams yet. But no matter what happens, you can be sure that everything will turn out good. That is a promise in Romans 8:28 “For all things work together for good to those who love God…”

Life is a bit like making a cake. You put in flour, butter, salt, eggs and other ingredients. These by themselves don’t taste good at all. I would hate to eat raw eggs and plain flour. Some of the bad things in life are like raw eggs and flour. But after you mix them together and they pass through the heat of the oven (like we feel our life is passing through a crucible) it turns out tasting really good and it is delightful.

One evening I sat playing cards with a group of people I had never met before. To my left was an elderly woman who was very hard of hearing and that isolated her from other people. During the evening I found out her husband had died about 20 years prior. I asked her if that was difficult, she said, “It is hell.” Then she added, but it has gotten easier.”

I realized that life must be rather lonely for her because she lived alone and was so hard of hearing that communication was very difficult. I wondered why God allowed her to stay alive, when it seemed she would rather be with her husband in heaven. (Don’t worry, I now there is no marriage in heaven, if there were heaven would be called hell………..just joking.) I told her that with all that spare time she could be a very powerful prayer warrior.

Why are you here? What is your purpose in life? In a book called “The Noticer” by Andy Andrews, he makes some points (see chapter 6 pp. 83-85). He says that God has a purpose for every person alive on this earth and that you won’t die until you finish that purpose. So if you are still alive and kickin’, it means God still has a plan for you and it is a wonderful plan. If you haven’t finished your purpose, then the most exciting part of your life is ahead of you, not behind you.

You are destined to do great things in life! Click the photo of the little girl praying above and to the right for more of these ideas. What do you think? Is this true? Is your best still ahead of you? amazing power


Comments

23 responses to “Why aren’t you dead yet?”

  1. GOD in Jesus Christ name has a plan. Great job on this post!

  2. Brad, thank you for stopping by my blog and liking my recent post Metamorphosis. I enjoyed reading your posts about life as a journey of faith and look forward to following.

    Take care,

    Ivon

  3. Yitzchak Sprung Avatar
    Yitzchak Sprung

    While i also believe in a personal God, I wonder if it is possible that it is not so much that God “has a plan” for each of us, as He has given us the ability to make our own plans?
    I’m not really sure what i think about this point (there are a lot of ways to view this question from within Orthodox Judaism) but it ties into many points, perhaps especially the tension between providence and free will. If we really believe in free will, then what exactly do you mean when you say God has a plan for everyone?
    The view that we’ll all die when we fulfill our purpose (which also appears in Jewish writings by the way) seems a little deterministic, doesn’t it?
    (for a smidgen on Jewish views of providence, check out my post http://thinkjudaism.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/the-boy-who-fell-from-the-tree-2/)

    1. Yes, I see what you are saying and I did not mean it like that. I only mean that God has given us gifts and his plan for us is a broad thing, we can chose to glorify him in many different ways.

  4. You know i used to wonder the same thing in life when i was younger, then I accepted Jesus Christ as my Personal Savior and Now i know what my purpose is! Thank you for sharing, We all need to be faithful in our walk with the Lord and do His will

  5. My Dad used to wonder what his purpose was here – a year and a half years after Mom passed away. This put him at a ripe old age of 91. He still struggled to find his purpose. Not sure he found it – but the sheer understanding that there was a reason he was still around allowed him the grace to continue. Thanks for this message today. TTFN

  6. 🙂 Thank you so much for this post. Loved it, just what I needed to hear!

  7. That the Divine is within is such a blessing. I am in God and God is in me. Blessings, Barbara

    1. that is a totally awesome, mindblowing idea that amazes me more every time i meditate on it. That means God himself lives inside us, wow. What joy and power. If we had the president come live with us that would be great (even if you didn’t vote for him) but for the creator of the universe to live inside you is totally awesome.

  8. That was just what I needed to hear today! Thanks, Brad. Blessings.

    1. so glad it helped, I pray that these help people

  9. I love that Andrews quote at the end. LOVE IT!
    Thanks, Brad.

    1. yes, I didn’t even read the book, just read quotes from it. It is very good, i want to read it some day.

    2. BTW, that is not an Andrews quote at the end, that is my own words explaining what he was writing about.

      1. I apologize, Brad. Then, love your explanation . 🙂

  10. Seems this post was aimed at me……..Thanks Brad for cheering me up……..

    1. Praise the Lord that it helped, that is encouraging.

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