Thoughts on death
I figure that maybe writing about death will help.
I absolutely fear death. I don’t fear God, heaven or an afterlife.
I fear leaving or being without all that I love. I fear the time that I have left here on earth isn’t long enough to achieve and do what my heart wants to do. Thoughts of dying come to me often and although I am sure people talk about it often and it is on television often, lately it’s been on more often than I care to hear.
Deep breath. I need to get ready for tomorrow. God please heal me and ease my fear – for it’s in Him that I have life. I know tomorrow will be a new day.
Hugs,
marlene
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January 22nd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Hi! I am so sorry for taking so long to respond to your sweet comment on my blog! I was so encouraged and thankful to hear that God has been working in your life lately, and bringing you closer to Himself! I hope He continues to strengthen you in your faith in Him!
I used to fear death a lot too. I think even more than the death of myself, I feared the death of my husband, children, or others close to me. I couldn’t stand the thought of losing them, and felt like it would happen sson. One summer I read a book by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, called “Surrender the Heart God Controls.” God really used that book to help me surrender that fear to Him, and truly trust Him in all things ~ to trust Him that even if He were to take all that is dear to me, I could still trust Him, and that His will and plan are perfect. In Hebews 9:27 it says that it is appointed to a man once to die. That time has already been determined and appointed by God, and none of us will die one minute earlier or later than we are planned to, and I find great peace in knowing that!