Guest bowhunter56 Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Not sure why this thought came to me today... How does a person measure their life...I am not sure I do.. Is it in family and what you have done, or seeing your kids grow up and successful or happy, or is it something like knowing what you as a person..did, that affected others... I am still think about my life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikekiller Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Not sure why this thought came to me today... How does a person measure their life...I am not sure I do.. Is it in family and what you have done, or seeing your kids grow up and successful or happy, or is it something like knowing what you as a person..did, that affected others... I am still think about my life... My mother who is now 92 used to tell me...."This one life will soon be past but only whats done for Christ will last" All of the things you mentioned are very very important but we still need to keep in mind as believers is we dont do these things because its the right thing to do...but we do them because it pleases God...and even when things dont turn out like we think they should we need to remember that every thing in our life is "Father filtered" and He really knows what is best for us. If we can keep that in mind then I think our life will be very rich and fulfilled...maybe not in material things but in spiritual things. Just one man's opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 My life will be measured by the lives of my children....................... My life will be judged by the Lord........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 My mother who is now 92 used to tell me...."This one life will soon be past but only whats done for Christ will last" All of the things you mentioned are very very important but we still need to keep in mind as believers is we dont do these things because its the right thing to do...but we do them because it pleases God...and even when things dont turn out like we think they should we need to remember that every thing in our life is "Father filtered" and He really knows what is best for us. If we can keep that in mind then I think our life will be very rich and fulfilled...maybe not in material things but in spiritual things. Just one man's opinion Great answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 ...."This one life will soon be past but only whats done for Christ will last" Thats what came to mind for me too, in the end thats what will matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anthony Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 ...."This one life will soon be past but only whats done for Christ will last" That is right on.......the only thing I can pray for and try to live out is my walk with my savior and to store up treasures in heaven and not on earth like the Bible says....... moths and rust destroy and theives break in and steal our treasures here on earth, but really what matters is our treasures in heaven. They are eternal!!!! My buddy and I were talking the other day and we were talking about why we do what we do as Christians. God says that he has laid a foundation for us which is Christ, we need to build a temple on that foundation. Christ as our savior is a foundation that only a temple will fit. So back in the day they used to build temples with nothing but the finest of everything, and inside only the best of the best. I believe that God has used that picture so that we will see that we are temples built for praising God , and just like back in the day we need to put in us the best stuff we can offer..... it challenges me to keep my temple as pure as I can because after all we were created to bring him Glory. Lord bless you all and may we put in us the best of the best for our God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 The Dash by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birth And spoke of the following date with tears, But he said what mattered most of all Was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time That she spent alive on earth And now only those who loved her Know what that little line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own, The cars, the house, the cash, What matters is how we live and love And how we spend our dash. So think about this long and hard; Are there things you’d like to change? For you never know how much time is left That can still be rearranged. If we could just slow down enough To consider what’s true and real And always try to understand The way other people feel. And be less quick to anger And show appreciation more And love the people in our lives Like we’ve never loved before. If we treat each other with respect And more often wear a smile, Remembering that this special dash Might only last a little while. So when your eulogy is being read With your life’s actions to rehash Would you be proud of the things they say About how you spent your dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 ."This one life will soon be past but only whats done for Christ will last" Now if I could only get that through my thick skull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htephil Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Now if I could only get that through my thick skull ...yeah I guess I get caught up in the thick skulled thingy at times too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Now if I could only get that through my thick skull I know exactly what you mean, Steve! Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachflock Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 GREAT topic. I have to admit that I am daily tempted to look at sucess in my life as how I'm doing in my job, money (how much I have), material belongings, how my relationships are going with friends and family, things like that. While these things all have relative importance I have to remind myself that the ultimate guage of how my life is going is my relationship with God. I can amass a huge stock pile of belongings. Have friends calling on me daily. Even have a "perfect" marriage with great kids. However, without my having a solid relationship to God it's all worth nothing, not in His terms anyway. This view sometimes puts me in a quandry, when I'm going through a rough stretch... "...I feel that I am right with Him so why does my life really stink right now...?" There isn't an easy answer. God doesn't exist in everyway that I can understand. He doesn't operate in ways that I will "get" everytime something happens. Part of a solid relationship is trusting and during those hard times it really challenges that trust factor, at least for me. So, how's my life going? How do I judge my life? Given its generally done in hindsight I can look back at some of the darkest, heaviest, most burden days and see how I reacted and say, "I've got room for improvement but I spent a lot of hours on my knees trusting Him." And today all is well? I have to ask myself, "Am I trusting Him as much as I did during a bad stretch or am I so comfortable I'm clipping along on my own?" Personally that's how I judge my life and how things are going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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