A cup of tea... anyone?

Something happened at work today. Nothing serious really. Well, my boss told me that a customer that ordered two loaves of bread a few days ago died yesterday and so he couldn't picked up the two loaves of bread today.

It just got me thinking. Death is a strong word. When I was young, I thought only old people experience death. That I'm still young and I don't have to worry about death. But, here I am hearing about people dying all of a sudden and young people dying from cancer or teenagers dying from a car accident.

It's true that we cannot predict when we leave this World. I'm glad to have God. At least I have reassurance that I'll be in eternity with God if he chose to let me leave this World. However, sometimes, I have to admit that I do second doubt whether I'll end up reaching Heaven or not. Like just then when I was writing this and pondering, a thought of not getting there did cross my mind. I mean, I've heard things like even Christians that go on mission trips, godly Christians that live their life for Jesus Christ ends up in Hell. And I've heard that God picks out the "good" and "bad" Christians and chooses some people to be with Him. But, of course, with everything, there comes rumors, theories and different stories. But, back to basics. John 3:16 explains everything.

Hearing about the customer who died (no disrespect whatsoever) is more a challenge than a reminder that death is real. We are created and placed onto Earth not because God has nothing better to do but because we are called for a mission. One, the great commission and two, being Christ's ambassadors. It's simply saying, everything u do, do it as if ur doing it for God. And I can say, I've haven't really shown that. I haven't really put my all in everything I do, my work, studies, family, friends.

This reminds me of a quote I read from The Purpose Driven Life. It goes along the lines of "Your days on Earth is a preparation for eternity with God". Life on Earth is just a temporary one. And I chose to live it for God. I will try.