The New Year is approaching and, as you know, I am one of those people that like to plan things out thoroughly. Of course I know that there are only so many things that I can actually plan but I do like to pretty much plan out the things that I need to accomplish step by step to get the bigger goals completed.
This year there is some skepticism around whether or not any of us will even make it to the New Year seeing as though the Mayan calendar has the world ending tomorrow. While I do not actually believe that the world is going to end tomorrow (although God might have other plans, and in that case I’ll be very surprised) it did get me thinking about how many people there must be out there scrambling to get their life in order before tomorrow gets here.
I am interested to know how many people are suddenly doing the things that they said they would never do before just because they think they won’t be around after tomorrow. How many of us would actually be doing the things that we are supposed to be doing (while we’re busy procrastinating) if we knew we wouldn’t have time to complete our goals and satisfy our purpose.
I must admit, I almost wished that I believed that the world was ending tomorrow, because even though I have managed to kick my plans into high gear lately, I imagine I might be in overdrive if I thought for one second that what I would have to do tomorrow is explain to God at the gate leading to heaven why I didn’t do all the things he told me to do with all of the time he had given me.
If the world were to end tomorrow I’m not sure that I would be happy with what I had done with the time that I was here. It makes me just want to strive even harder then I had already planned to next year to make sure that I start actually fulfilling my purpose. I suppose I had better go and get busy before the real doomsday actually does get here. Have you all done what you feel you were sent here to do? If the world were to end tomorrow, would you be happy with the legacy you are leaving behind?
Jimmetta Carpenter
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