Heard my pastor say that "people will sum up your life in one sentence, choose it now."
He referenced 2 Chronicles 21:20 where this king died "to no one's regret"
It made me think of my own life and the thought of dying to "no one's regret" seems like the ultimate bummer… How do I avoid dying to no one's regret? I think that means to live for things that will outlast my own life. Live for impacting beyond myself, my needs, my consumption, my feelings, etc. Living for what matters- how do I define what matters? What matters is bringing heaven to earth in any way I can-because I've been saved from so much of my own evil, darkness, pain, and brokenness, and the world needs saved from those things too.
I've been trying to think of my one sentence and I don't know when I'll ever be able to define it, but I know World Race has a part in it. I hope the sentence will involve love, giving, or sacrifice or something along those lines, and I think anyone would want that too, whether they're a believer or not- everyone wants to avoid dying to no one's regret, which just reminds me of how real God stuff is- we're made for more than our own little lives and the messes we make of them, which is something I am, and hope I'll always be, more than thankful for.
So glad I even have the chance to choose a life that's worthy of a sentence, a life that will not be to no one's regret- so thankful and humbled that I'm still useful to God.
