“All good things come to an end.” I have heard that so many times. But I suppose as I ponder it, I find it has its truth. Today marks one of the final days of the final week of the year 2019. As I sit here in thought I realize again, that this year as others before it has passed on too quickly.
The truth of the matter is at my age, this type of thinking is fitting. I’m not promised so many years to live and that thought alone provokes me to consider my life to this moment. I quip at myself when I reflect on the years of my life and seriously consider those “younger” years when I thought certain and specific things were so important to attain and keep.
Now, I think even if I did attain some of those things, are they of real significance? Things of course can be replaced, updated, changed, and even discarded. But, not so with people.
How did I impact others? How did I conduct myself with others? And, these questions also apply to those closest to me.
Jeremiah wrote, “Great and powerful God, named God-of-the-Angel-Armies, determined in purpose and relentless in following through, you see everything that men and women do and respond appropriately to the way they live, to the things they do.” Jeremiah 32:19
As I read the above scripture, the thought came that as “good things come to an end” provides opportunity for new beginnings and improvement. I therefore charge myself to be more self-aware and “respond appropriately” to others as the Lord would have me do. He’s continuously watching…
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