The good life

"LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered — how fleeting my life is." - Psalm 39:4

SO today I got a reminder (as requested in the scripture above) that life is brief. I was waiting for my wife outside the local super market when it came out of the blue, so to speak. Two young working men in blue overalls came out of the shop and one shouted to the other: “Life is too short man – don’t waste any of it!” What prompted this bit of wisdom I know not, but it set me thinking. We mustn’t waste it, but how can we make the most of what we’ve got left. I turned to scripture; Ephesians 5: 15 - 16 says: “Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly but understand what the Lord wants you to do.”

Paul goes on to give practical advice on different important aspects of life. But that is the essence: 1) “Don’t act thoughtlessly…” - let the things of God occupy your mind and your remaining days. 2) “Understand what the Lord wants you to do…”- be guided by God’s Word and His Holy Spirit. That’s the good life, however long it may be.