OK the title really sounds strange, but I had the opportunity to be near a close friend last week who had lost his wife. The lady had a brain surgery and had been struggling with pain, loss of her voice, weight loss, and ability to eat any food for over a year.
They found a problem that needed surgery but that the results had a 25% chance to even survive a surgery for a brain aneurism, yet she was ready to go through the surgery in a hope that it would fix all the issues she had endured. She beat the odds and made it through the surgery and was on her way to recovery. The pain again was enormous but she doing well and was moved from intensive care to a room and then on to an assisted care unit. The family was excited on her progress. Then she was moved to a chair to get circulation back in her frail body, but the assistant walked out of the room for a minute and she lost her strength and fell to the floor. Everything that was done, was undone. She passed away two days later.
Her family was so sad on the loss of their mother but found joy in the life she led. I heard one of her son's say, "It hurts, but I am happy to know that she is dancing in heaven and talking to anyone she sees because it was so long since she could talk." They had joy in her death by knowing she had accepted the Lord and was in Heaven.
What about you? Will your family have joy in your death? Have you given your life away in serving and helping? What will everyone say about you? Will they know where you are after taking your last breath? Or will they just hope or be sad? People will miss you and your interaction with your life with them, but find a way to know that there will be joy in your passing from this life to the next.
The clock is ticking, how do you want to be remembered?
