Sense of Urgency

Life is fragile; don’t leave the important things unspoken and undone.

Good morning!

What cannot go undone or unspoken in your life today?

Every single Monday morning, for some reason, I get the same exact quote emailed to me. Without fail, every Monday I am told, “Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.”

Every now and then, that quote gets annoying, especially since I thought I’d be receiving a different one each week, but James Dean — the actor who died at only 24 years of age — gave us a strong wake-up call with that quote.

You don’t know how long you’ll be alive for. Though we all certainly believe we are invincible and invulnerable to traffic collisions and sudden accidents, the truth is that we’re all so, so fragile and vulnerable, and life is like a breath which you hold one moment but is gone the next.

Most of us get comfortable in life, and we have no sense of urgency. So, I want to ask you this: if you knew you only had until the clock strikes midnight, what would you do today? What would you absolutely have to say before time runs out?

Though I pray you are safe and have a wonderful day, I implore you, do not leave things unspoken. Love, encourage, forgive, repent, and give thanks, while you still can.

God bless you, have a great day!