My own thoughts

Just a little time to share my own personal feelings on some issues. You know what, this life here on earth is very short. I was thinking of Methusalah recently from Genesis 5:25-27. Here was a man who lived for 969 years. Some say that people back towards the beginning of life here on earth lived longer because there was an ice shield surrounding the earth which was then melted during the great flood of Noah. This shield protected people from the harm of the sun and thus they lived longer. There are other theories too. Maybe God simply kept people alive longer to help fill this earth with people faster. I don't know and to tell the truth, it does not matter to me. Thinking of this though, think of all the people we would have a chance to meet if we lived that long today.
By my math, that means we would have been born in 1038 if we were 969 today. Think about it - we would have had the chance to see the Middle Ages, to meet people like Martin Luther, Christopher Columbus, George Washington. We would have been alive during slavery and been able to help stop it, to hear about the New World and be able to stand up for the people already there who's lives were trampled, and to help God's word to be written in the common language so that others could read about Him themselves. So many people, so many events - what would that be like?
I am living here now in 2008 and I don't know how many years I have. I could live for a hundred years or I could go Home to be with God tonight. I do know that I have been called to make the most of this life though; to serve God and others and to spread His love to this hurting world around me. Everywhere I look there are people in need, people hurting and lost, looking for answers to life's hard questions. The Answer of answers lies in jesus Christ and I am so glad I know Him. He is my all in all. I want everyone else I meet to know Him too.
Life is hard at times and sometimes just seems so unfair. "WHY?" is a question we ask a lot. I don't know all the answers and won't even begin to act like I understand all the time, but I know the One who cares for me and I know He is here to help me through these times, to hold me, and to let me lean on Him and get comfort.
I just wanted to share with you, my reader, for a while and tell you how I feel. Thanks for listening. And by the way, if I do live for 969 years like Methusaleh, I cannot wait to meet all the people and to see all the events. I am 36 now so I guess I will see you in 3041.