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Show Your Love - September 02, 2006
Ever since my brother died unexpectedly last summer, I am more keenly aware of how, in the blink of an eye, a loved one can suddenly leave us. In hindsight, I wish I could turn back the hands of time and do and say so much more with him, but death is not so accommodating. While in some situations we have the opportunity to prepare for someone's parting, such as an elderly relative who is in critical condition in the hospital, more often than not, death comes when we least expect it. The end result is often grief tinged with regret. "If only she could have known how much I loved her," sobs one mother whose teenaged daughter died of a drug overdose. "I feel bad because I kept putting off spending time with him," says a young man whose father suddenly passed away of a heart attack.
The time to show those you care about that you love them is when they are alive, not when they are dead and gone.
Many of us are far too guilty of allowing petty frictions get in the way of what is truly important, and before you know it, time has passed, calls are missed, and visits are canceled.
My dear friends, not only is today a wonderful day to let our loved ones know they are appreciated, but it is also a perfect time to create a stronger bond with your heavenly Father. Just as you can set aside those small differences of opinion that may strain your earthly relationships, so too can we make the decision to release sin from our lives, and cleave to those things which are good and pleasing to God.
Do you love God?
Then show Him!
Contributed by Melanie Schurr (Copyright (c)2005 Melanie Schurr) Melanie Schurr is author of "Ecstatic Living: A Christian marriage manual and Life-guide", "Son Salutations" and "Daily Contemplations", which are a collection of read-one-a-day modern inspirations. For more information, visit www.MelanieSchurr.com
Ever since my brother died unexpectedly last summer, I am more keenly aware of how, in the blink of an eye, a loved one can suddenly leave us. In hindsight, I wish I could turn back the hands of time and do and say so much more with him, but death is not so accommodating. While in some situations we have the opportunity to prepare for someone's parting, such as an elderly relative who is in critical condition in the hospital, more often than not, death comes when we least expect it. The end result is often grief tinged with regret. "If only she could have known how much I loved her," sobs one mother whose teenaged daughter died of a drug overdose. "I feel bad because I kept putting off spending time with him," says a young man whose father suddenly passed away of a heart attack.
The time to show those you care about that you love them is when they are alive, not when they are dead and gone.
Many of us are far too guilty of allowing petty frictions get in the way of what is truly important, and before you know it, time has passed, calls are missed, and visits are canceled.
My dear friends, not only is today a wonderful day to let our loved ones know they are appreciated, but it is also a perfect time to create a stronger bond with your heavenly Father. Just as you can set aside those small differences of opinion that may strain your earthly relationships, so too can we make the decision to release sin from our lives, and cleave to those things which are good and pleasing to God.
Do you love God?
Then show Him!
Contributed by Melanie Schurr (Copyright (c)2005 Melanie Schurr) Melanie Schurr is author of "Ecstatic Living: A Christian marriage manual and Life-guide", "Son Salutations" and "Daily Contemplations", which are a collection of read-one-a-day modern inspirations. For more information, visit www.MelanieSchurr.com
