Expanding Horizons

God is expanding my horizons.....My life is in the hands of Jesus....

Yesterday our dear brother Joseph Abraham went to be with the Lord..Today was His funeral...
Separation is painful, the only comfort though is that it is only for a short time...What really has encouraged me from this dear uncle's life is that He was willing to sacrifice so much just to worship God together with His children even at such an old age of 78 despite many health problems... Even though He knew the Lord only for a short time... He lived what He believed... I see now there is no point living for long a mediocre-half hearted Christian life but giving your 100% is what's important.... It is better for the fire to burn brightly for a short time rather than for it to burn for a longer time wothout giving heat....uncle never preached his faith but lived it...
Despite all his suffering(both physical and emotional)he never complained... The most touching part I think is his attitude towards any problem he had especially physical suffering..He never thought it was important to give to much of importance to his physical problems for if the Lord wanted him to suffer he would be ready to do His will..This attitude which he maintained till his dying breath..Indeed uncle's life was only to live for Christ and his death was only gain...

Dear Lord, I am going to miss my dear uncle for a short time...help me to learn from his life to live the life you lived rather than just talking about it.O dear Jesus let my life speak more than my tongue....I thank you for the joy you have given me through the life of this dear uncle...I thank you for your great love for Him and for the joyful hope we have in you...Help me to press on to living more of you in a practical way..with You alone can I do it Lord..Amen

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We'll all be together again someday and I praise God for it........