What If You were told you only had a Few Months

You don't specifically say 'only a few months to live,' but I will go by the inference.

I would do a lot of writing. Some of it for anyone who may be interested; some of it personal for indviduals. I haven't smoked a cigar in quite a while, but with less time remaining than it should take for them to harm me, I would enjoy a few a day. I would do some traveling on a small scale, but I wouldn't want to waste too much of my resources, which could do other persons some good later

Wasn't this the idea of a 60's TV show, Run for Your Life, starring Ben Gazzara? I don't remember much about it from old reruns, but I do remeber when the speculative history movie, The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, was being filmed in my town, quite a few people said Lorne Greene was nice for big-name actor, but Gazzara was a real jerk.

 

I would spend much time in prayer, spending as much time as possible with my family, recording myself talking to my wife 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter about things I want them to grow up understanding, getting financial things in order, and looking at my itinerary for my journey :

A childhood friend of mine who is a believer is unfortunately going through this very thing. She has battled breast cancer on and off the past 4 - 5 years, and while on vacation last week she became dizzy fell and hit her head. An MRI showed a golf ball sized tumor on her brain surrounded by other tumors. They told her without surgery she has weeks to live, and with surgery (which she had this morning) she will have only months to live. She is 40 years old, her name is Janet and she has 3 young children. Please pray for her and her family during this time and that if it be God's will the doctors are wrong about her prognosis.

 

With my wife, daughters, church and telling everyone I can about Jesus.

 

I've been on "borrowed" time for some 13 years and I take each day as it comes. I know it will come and it could be to-day. As far as living is concerned, this shows the importance of living as we ought according to the word and in tune with the Lord.

Cheers,

Jim

 

I'd go on a ice cream pecan pie diet with Chinese style roast pork and geoduck for dessert.

 

At the risk of sounding morbid..... I might die today. I know I will not die skydiving, mountain climbing, deep sea diving, train wreck or a plane crash. That leaves countless other possibilities for an untimely demise. Who knows what the day will bring?

Thirty-something years ago, when madre and I were young and moon-eyed, we vowed to never part company without a kiss and an, "I love you." Why? Just in case. We decided life would be much richer if we had to remember the last words as "I love you" instead of a shouted "You're an idiot!" and a slamming door.

Forget the bucket list. Today was not promised so I will rejoice and be glad in it. I will serve the Lord to the best of my ability, love my wife and family with all my heart and try to make a difference in a life. It might not be as exciting as "going seven seconds on a bull named Fu Manchu" (from Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying in case you missed the inference) but so be it.