Have you ever seen a movie or tv show where someone does something terrible or they didn't do something and then they end up saying "If I only had another chance, I would....". Or, have you seen where a person makes a bad choice and in the end it was only a dream? I've seen that so many times. But my question today is, why do we wait until it's to late to make the right choices or start to do something. This applies to every area of our lives. There are several examples I can give. That young boy that dreams to be a famous musician, but he grows up and is brought to "reality" that it will never happen and so he gives up. Then he grows up telling himself that if he only had another chance he would have done things differently. Or, if he has children he tries to make them live the dream that he could not. We have heard this many times. This may even happen in your house. Your parents didn't accomplish something in their youth or they made a bad choice and to unload this burden of their past, they put a lot of pressure on us so we can live their dreams. Or, they become very protective so we do not make the same mistake they did. However, they do this because they regret the decision they made in the past and don't want us to grow up lamenting over the same mistake. Another example of this topic, is death. I'm not going to scare you and talk about hell (but it should be in your agenda to work on your salvation) but rather, I want you to picture this. Imagine you died today and you appeared before God. You don't know what is going on and God tells you congratulations, your name is in the book of life. We would be very happy, right? Well, we would be happy that we have our salvation, but would you be happy with what you accomplished during your life? Would you have any regrets? Do you picture yourself telling God, "If only I had another chance to live, I would ..."?
If you find yourself saying yes, then maybe it's time to wake up and do things differently. Why wait?
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