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Always being happy and having that spring in your step can be a hard concept to master. It is important to try to live life to the fullest and try not to take anything for granted. If people always see you with an angry look on your face, they won’t want to be around you. But, if they see you with a spring in your step on most days, they probably will endear themselves to you. Living life as if every day is a good day,\u00a0is important.\u00a0 It not only affects your life in physical ways, but it also affects your life and the other’s around you in their physical, mental and even spiritual and emotional ways they\u00a0view life.<\/div>\n
You never know when God is going to call you home to Heaven on your last day on Earth. That can be an awesome thought for us, and it can also be a scary and overwhelming thought for someone who may not know God personally. The thought that\u00a0you have eternal life waiting for\u00a0you in Heaven, just because God freely gives it to\u00a0you if\u00a0you ask Him for it, is an amazing gift that\u00a0you shouldn\u2019t ever take for granted. This life may be full of problems, such as illnesses, cancer, financial problems and just about everything in between. No one wants to face those problems, but a lot of them are set in place to see how\u00a0you react to them.\u00a0You can either run away from them or take them head on and learn from them. Not to mention, roll with the punches.
\nMy family had recently lost a family member who was a true giver in his life on Earth. It warms my heart to know that he is sitting with Jesus and God as well as the fact that he is no longer suffering. All of that pain is gone from him completely. It brings a lot of people hardship when someone they love dies, because the reality often hits them, that the person is no longer there with them physically and they have only the memories of the person they love to cling to. But, we as Christians, have that hope and security, not to mention the often-unexplainable sense of peace of seeing our loved ones again when we get to Heaven.<\/div>\n
We can even rejoice that they are in Heaven and especially with the fact that we will be reunited with them when the time comes for us to go home. The death of a loved one tells us and teaches many of us to never take life for granted. Even though it is very hard at times to move on with our lives without them here physically on Earth, we can always remember the times we had with them. We can spread the joy of their legacy, long after they have passed. We can continue to live out the legacy of their love within ourselves and in our words and actions.<\/div>\n
Get out there in life with the people you cherish the most, love what you do at your job, make new friends. Take up a new hobby such as writing, sewing, swimming, even dirt biking, or cross country skiing. Whatever God puts on your heart, follow it with a passion. Follow His lead wherever He may take you.\u00a0\u00a0 Enjoy life, no matter what you\u2019re doing or who you are hanging out with, because you never know when something could change.
\nAlways tell people in your life that you love them, no matter how you may feel in the moment. Always try to forgive peoples mistakes, whether big or small. That\u2019s what Gods has called us to do, and if He can forgive us, how can we not, forgive anyone else.
\nRemember that life can change on a dime. It\u00a0is a harsh reality at all times. If you aren\u2019t careful it can lead you to freak out over the possibility and even more so, the inevitability, of something happening to someone you care about. But, God doesn\u2019t want us to live in the spirit of fear.\u00a0 Some other Bible verses about living life to the fullest include:
\n2 Timothy 1: 7 says, \u201cFor the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.\u201d
\nPsalm 37:4 says, \u201cTake delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.\u201d
\nProverbs 27: 1 says, \u201cDo not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.\u201d
\nPsalm 90:12 says, \u201cTeach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.\u201d
\nPsalm 16:11 is one of my favorite verses. It says, \u201cYou make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.\u201d
\nJames 4:14 says, \u201cWhy, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.\u201d This verse clearly and to the point stares us down as if to always remind us, that we are not of this world, and our lives here on Earth, although painful and fun at the same time, are a vapor compared to the joys that can and will await us in Heaven, when He calls us home.
\nAlways try to be able\u00a0to enjoy life, no matter the circumstances surrounding it. God is constantly at work through everything and anything you do in life. Why not live for Him, through His example and enjoy life? Live as if it’s all you have to give back to Him. We never know when He will call us home.<\/div>\n
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