Father God, glory and honour to You in the highest! Jesus Christ, you are my best friend, Saviour and Redeemer and I serve You and You alone! Holy Spirit, whenever I say Your name, my heart starts beating, and I feel Your warmth inside of me. I am nothing without You! I love You! Amen.
I am the second youngest of six children and I grew up with a mother and father who loved us more than life. I remember my father working shifts, but when he was home, he was never too tired to play with us. Never was spending time with us, too much for him. Mom on the other side, worked a normal 8-hour day, came home and still ran a household, cooking and caring for all of us. I recall my mother taking all of us shopping for winter or summer clothes and if there was money left over, we had the opportunity to travel home by bus. That was her treat to us. My mother, what a phenomenal woman? She gave up so much for us and only after all her children were clothed, would she buy for herself. As a little girl I used to wonder why I could not have more clothes or toys, but only as a grown woman I realised how much I really had. I had a mother and father who gave up themselves. Their focus was our dreams for a future and they established in my life the true meaning of the word, family. So yes, all my memories of them are good, even the ones where they were strict with me, although I didn’t see it back then when I was a teenager. Thanks mom and dad for bringing me up with such strong morals, values and undying love!
Being part of such a big family means that we are pretty close and that is why we were all shaken by sudden news that tore our hearts apart. It was my mother and she was admitted in hospital with severe pneumonia. Whilst in hospital, from a medical perspective, the doctor diagnosed her with cancer on the lung as well as emphysema. The news was heartbreaking for all of us, and surely also for my mother. After numerous tests, we are still awaiting the way forward recommended by the doctors. Now, I know that God has a master plan and off course, being His daughter, I trust Him with all my heart. This means that whatever He decides, I will accept. However, God is true and so is His Word. He never fails us. He gave Word from 1 Peter 2:24 for my mother, saying that “by His wounds you have been healed.” Amen! He also says in Mark 10:27 “with man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Amen. I believe that my mother has been healed! Amen!
Having gone through getting the news up until right this moment as I am writing to you, I have been thinking about my mother’s words on the phone. She said that she will take each day at a time, with the Lord by her side. When she wakes up every morning, she acknowledges that yesterday has gone and she does not know if tomorrow will ever come. What she has is right now and she chooses to live each day to the full, making the best she possibly could of that moment, that day. Oh, dear reader this has inspired me so much. Since then I have been thinking about it constantly. You see, we only have today, for only God knows what tomorrow will bring. We do however know that we have a future (Jeremiah 29:11) with the Lord and no one can take that away from us. Praise His Name! Amen.
My story, His glory! The question is; what is your story? What if you are told that you only have a few months, weeks, days or hours left to live? How will you feel, what will you do and are you ready? On my heart right now is to ask you whether you are right with God? If you don’t have a personal relationship with Him, you must know that there is no time for you to wait. Go on your knees and invite Jesus into your heart and ask Him to come and take over your life. He is waiting for you! If you have committed your life to Jesus, my question to you tonight is whether you are right with everyone. I mean, are your right with your family, your friends, your colleagues and neighbours? Are you? Have you forgiven and forgotten or are you holding a grudge? Perhaps you have drifted apart from your family and feel there are no more bonds. Are you the one that was hurt by your parents, and after being abused or rejected, you have decided not to have anything to do with them anymore? You might be the colleague or neighbour that says: “the wheel will turn and then we will see what happens.”
Oh dear reader, my heart aches as I write this article, because I know that so many of us can make ticks next to the things listed above. My question to you right now is whether it is worth it? If you have no guarantee if tomorrow ever comes, would you remain silent? Come on, forgive those that have sinned against you and then forget about it. Nothing can change the past. If you have never forgiven someone who had passed on, then do so now. Also, ask others that you have sinned against, to forgive you. Very important is also for you to forgive yourself for the mistakes you have made and also to ask God to forgive you and cleanse you from within. Why do you want to hold a grudge if it can’t change the past? It will only make your life miserable.
I ask you to have courage in the Lord and to take the next step. Go and speak to people and set them free, pick up the phone and phone those afar or send an email, but just don’t wait any longer. There is no time to waste, because what if tomorrow never comes?
With lots of love in Jesus Name
Princess K
PS: Dear reader, please remember that the scripture used are from the New International Version. If the scripture is read in another language and translation it might differ slightly. A verse in the NIV might be a different one in your bible, i.e. Ps 37:3 in the NIV might be Ps 37:4 in your bible. This does not always occur, but has happened in some instances.
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