Important Decisions

We Need to Make Decisions that get us Closer to Our Time with Eternal Life—R Fritz

What we do on Earth before moving on to our eternal place is up to us. We do not know when and how our lives will end, so we must be mindful about what we say and do. Our words can kill somebody’s self-worth and crush their spirit. It can take years to regain what was lost in their life. Can we kill or murder somebody’s spirit and does God see this as murder? Proverbs 18:21 says “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”  The words we speak can cause spiritual death here on Earth. We can argue these people were still breathing as our words can be the cause of other people’s death. There is one way to make sure we are forgiven of a sin it is to repent and ask for God’s forgiveness. God’s thoughts are not our thoughts or God’s ways are not our ways. We think we know what God thinks and wants but we do not know him in God’s world. Words kill because our heart has hatred in them and come out in hateful words. Truth is all that matters so the words that we speak that offended somebody or virtually killed somebody’s soul or bullied them will be judged by God and we will have to answer for our actions without repentance.

We are responsible for everything we do and will be judged by God unless we judge ourselves. 1 Corinthians 11:31-32 says “For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.” We have a choice as we will be judged by somebody. Everything is dependent on our heart and our relationship with the Holy Spirit. Our heart dictates what comes out of mouths. We can also look at our hearts at that moment and not speak out about what should not be said. What we forget is if the Holy Spirit lives in us he knows our hearts, if there are any issues with our hearts the Holy Spirit will point them out. Our life should reveal if love became who we are as it is shown in our actions because love and truth are who we become if we follow Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the force that will try to change how we see things.

What I have seen in the last few days is a couple of people have died who should not have died. One person died from a minor operation and got an infection and died in a few days. The other is from suicide. Both lived a normal life. We must understand we are in control of some of our lives God is in control no matter if we have a relationship with him or not. Death is inevitable and most people do not have a say in how or when we die, two different situations, people, and lives. One decided in death the other was a simple surgical procedure. Where was God and what did he have in these two situations? The answer God was with them. Hebrews 13:5-6 says “Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”  God is with us no matter what happens, what decisions we make whether right or wrong, he will never leave us, that is a promise to us. We may feel we are alone, but we are not. Wherever we walk or decide to go God gave us free will so all of our decisions would be our own.

God wanted us to choose him with our words and actions. When we chose Jesus, that action gave us the right to become his son when we obey his commandments giving us his love, grace, mercy, and help in our life. Before I chose Jesus, I did not know the package (spiritual gifts) that came with my choice of Jesus. What a blessing that decision has been to learn who Jesus was and the gift of eternal life that was given to me and whoever chooses Jesus. The thing that decision also gave me was somebody to teach me what the Bible said and the ability to use God’s word to do things in my life that I could not do by myself. It is a partnership between the Holy Spirit and us that becomes our purpose to live a life pleasing with the ability to be the mouthpiece, arms, and legs for God through the Holy Spirit.

I do not know if these two people chose Jesus or had a relationship with Jesus. I hope that the families of these two people can see that God had a plan and was with their loved ones before and at death and with them as they deal with their grief and as they live after their loved one’s death and move on with their lives. It is when we do not understand death that we have a problem with life after losing somebody close to us. To those that chose Jesus our life here after death shall live and never die. John 11:23-26 says with Jesus speaking Jesus saith unto her, “Thy brother shall rise again.” Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” When we choose Jesus and live our lives with him and for him, we shall never die. Remember Jesus died so we can live forever. God Bless.