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As human beings, one thing seems to be challenging at times: accept the truth! Thus, we deviate from talking about what puts us face to face with reality and forces us to make necessary changes or live differently. After all, comfort zone and status quo seem much more comfortable, don’t they? We don’t like to discuss many subjects: death, sickness, failure, mistakes, and so much more. These are not easy subjects to discuss, and I admit that I am also reluctant to take on some of them if not all. But there is one reality we can’t escape, no matter how fast we run away from it. We can go to the gym, become vegan, and do everything possible under the sun, but we can’t escape it. That is, WE ARE FRAGILE! Tim Cook put it nicely when he wrote, “Life is fragile. We are not guaranteed a tomorrow, so give it everything you’ve got.” Elizabeth Wurtzel agreed with Cook when she wrote that sometimes she would like to walk with a plaque around written: “handle with care.” And Lian Hearn bluntly said that “death comes suddenly, and Life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.” What a thought!
Friends, accepting the reality that we are fragile human beings leads us to do two things: live a meaningful life and seek strength from a source outside of ourselves. After all, how can I strengthen myself if I am fragile? Talking about living a meaningful life, Rachael Bermingham said that “life is short, fragile and does not wait for anyone. There will never be a perfect time to pursue your dreams and goals other than right now.” We need to understand that not accepting the brevity and fragility of life makes us live recklessly and aimlessly. Everything becomes the future, and we forget that what we are promised is today and not tomorrow. No wonder Apostle Paul said that “now is the day of salvation” – 2 Corinthians 6:2. Apostle James agrees with Paul and explains why we should not delay making decisions that matter when he wrote that “whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” – James 4:14. Even King David, who killed the Giant Goliath, astonishingly said that God “knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more” – Psalm 103:14-16. What a somber reality!
Dear friends, the reality that we are fragile may pose fear and despair. It may sound so pessimistic and gloomy that one might be tempted to ask: “Well, if all ends in an instant, why should I even bother to do great things?” Great question! But here is where the Word of God comes in to let us know that although we are fragile, God is strong. No wonder that when David read God’s promises, he declared with confidence: “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety” – Psalm 4:8. Although our time is short on this earth, yet Paul reminds us that God got eternity for us: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” - 1 Corinthians 2:9.
What a reassuring promise! Now, it all makes sense. The grave is not our final destiny if we heed Paul’s advice that “now is the day of salvation” – 2 Corinthians 6:2.
So friends, make the most of today and live a purposeful life of love, service, compassion, and joy... Make a difference in someone’s life today. Seek God today and serve Him well today. Yes, we are fragile, but with His strength, we are strong and can do marvelous things for Him – Philippians 4:13. You are strong in Christ!
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