I am afraid of dying. There, I said it. I am not supposed to be, but I am.
The sense of an ending is normal for someone my age. And I know you cannot cheat the end from arriving. Death is not the issue for me. Ben Sasse, 54 year old former senator from Nebraska, the man with a death sentence of cancer, opined, “Death and dying aren’t the same — the process of dying is still something to be lived.” And that is the point. It is not death that I fear, but the process of dying.
The prognosis is clear. What is the prescription? Biblical clarity in my head, personal courage in my heart, and persistent resilience in my soul.
As Tim Keller reminds us: “God promises to overrule and weave even the worst circumstances into a plan for ultimate good because He knows better than we do what should happen. Very seldom do we glimpse even a millionth of the ways that God is working all things together for good for those who love God. But He is. And therefore you can be assured He will not abandon you. Through pain and tears, love and trust God and watch Him unfold the rest of the story. Choose to stick with God and walk by faith.”
So, I will face the music, but I will also focus on the goal. And remember----dying? I have already started.
Serving Him with you
Until He comes for us, Fred | 