A dear friend of ours has been told that he only pumps ten percent of oxygen into his blood that his body needs. He is going through the process of discussing life options with hospice, planning where he wants to be when he dies.
I LOVE his heart and attitude. He knows that even though He is not technically well, that GOD has a plan for him and our friend knows he WILL LIVE every one of those days the Lord has planned.
Our friend has taught me to be a life-giver to those around me, to bring joy into the worlds depressing situations. He reminds me anew that the situation around us does not matter.
He always has a smile to greet us, his words to me a few days ago ministered to me deeply,
” I am not dying tomorrow, and I am alive right now!”
He was not spending our whole visit focusing on his death, or that one day he will die, maybe even soon…. he wants to live in his life in the moment of NOW.
He knows he is ready to die, whenever the time may come, and he may flesh out and have a moment of doubt and frustration, but he doesn’t STAY there.
Fear is NOT an option. We have so much before us that if we stand and live in fear of our death or our health or our ‘what ifs’ we will be miserable!
I walked away from that moment of my technically dying friend, BLESSED!
He has decided NOT to live in a pity party, oh he has his moments but is not living in fret, working at not being angry, but to rejoice, and just love on the ones he has opportunity to love on all the days he has left. What a wonderful way to LIVE!
Challenge this day my friend: No matter what we are going through, we can rejoice that there is LIFE in us. The LIVING GOD has breathed new life into His children. We are not the old, we are not the same, we can have FULL victory over death and the darkness. Say to yourself… ” I AM ALIVE RIGHT NOW!”
Colossians 2:13
You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.
Shaey anthony 
Sorry about not editing. The computer died and I am not able to charge it tonight. I know they are there 🙂
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I happen to be the typo queen… and often my fingers skip words in the rush of what I’m tryng to say… Not to worry… even if you didn’t have any glitches… I’m sure the computer would be glad to add a few…. we’re all used to it by now… I hope.
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Well even when I ‘try’ to edit, there is so much I do not know anyway, at least this time I could blame it on something 🙂 hehehe.
Thanks for stopping in !!!
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Shaey,
I want to live this way too, all the days He has for me.
Prayers for your friend in his ordeal – so grateful he knows the Lord!
Maria
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Thank you Maria!
Be blessed~
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The wonder of life is that it heals us into whatever state we happen to find ourselves…if we don’t fight it too much…if we learn to rest into the life within us…
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