I have heard people say it over and over again, that life has no duplicates. In fact, it has become a maxim sort of. But if it is true that there is only one chance of living, then what would you do differently and how would you live this one that you have?
As a pastor, I have had occasions to officiate at several funerals - funerals of the rich and the poor, the learned and the unlearned, big men and small men. However, never really hit me like that of a fifteen year old girl who had just finished writing her final exams in Secondary School. She was so full of life and aspirations for her future when the cold hands of death snatched her away. As her body was being lowered into the earth and men started covering her up with dirt, a sad thought came into my mind - the pages of life of somebody has just been closed.
When I observed the way we live and the things we do with our lives, it baffles me that we could be so careless, carefree and uncommitted to this one chance of life. We drive at such breakneck speed as if there is a spare life tucked away in a vault somewhere. We live such reckless, purposeless and vision less life as if well if I miss this opportunity, there is a second chance to fulfill destiny. The Bible clearly established it that it is appointed unto man to [live and] die once, and after this is the judgment. You see when the reality of the one chance to live dawns on you very well, it infuses you with a dimension of wisdom that helps you to do an appraisal of your life and then begin to live the life you ought to be living.
I have said it over and over again that I am not afraid of death but I'm scared to my skin of dying here on earth, getting to heaven and for my creator to show me the life I was created to live and the life that I live and for me to realize that I didn't live the life I should have lived. This consciousness has helped me to carefully consider my day to day living. The question is, are you living the life that God created you to live? And if you are not living it, when do plan to start living it? May I announce to you that whatever success you fail to accomplish here on earth is gone forever. Whatever things you fail to enjoy here on earth is lost for life. Apostle David said, "And teach us to number our days, that we may apply our heart unto wisdom." Just a few years back I was so happy that I clocked twenty. But I was so shocked when on my birthday this year I suddenly realized that I am now thirty plus. O my God! How time flies! That day instead of celebration, a big sorrow descended upon me.
The realization that I was over thirty and the world is yet to know that I existed hit me so hard that I lost appetite for celebration. Yes, I was married. But is that all there is to life? Are there not things I ought to have achieved by now? At thirty, Alexander the great had already conquered the entire world of then and registered Greece as a world power. At thirty, Jesus Christ had already launched his nation wide ministry. At thirty, Bill Gates had already become the Chairman of a thriving Microsoft Company. At thirty, Yakubu Gowon had already become Nigeria's Head of State. I have a feeling that I am late for some things.
Guyz, I believe that with a careful examination of your life, you will also realize that there is a life which you ought to have started living but which you are yet to start living. The major issue here is, if you miss this life, where do you hope to execute all the dreams you have been dreaming all these while?
As I sign out now, I leave you with this question: if you don't become what you are designed to be, then what will you be? Have a wonderful day. See you again tmao.
...to be continued tomorrow.
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