Luke 12:4  ”I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.”

Death is certain, life is not. As a species we are the most infatuated with death than any other that walks the planet. We have bucket lists, we pile our money into accounts, and as Christ points out, we live in fear of those who might do us harm. So many of us come into this world kicking and screaming, and go out the same way. We hold on so tightly to this world that we cannot grasp the blessings God has in store for us. We will all pass from this world, we will all be called home….but that is what so many often forget.

We are going home, we are not being taken from our home here on earth! As a result we should lead a fearless life. We should recognize that there is nothing, and no one that can do anything to us here that amounts to much in the big picture. The One to fear loves us, and already knows what we are capable of.

We should live as the image of the One that created us. The only reminder that death should bring is the reminder that we have a lot of love to share before we go home. We have a lot of hope to give, and a lot of hurt to heal. The only fear we should have is the fear that we will have to stand before our Lord, and explain why we let the fear of leaving this world keep us from fully committing to His will. That is what fear does you know. It takes the focus off of God, and puts it on your problems. Fear of death keeps us from fully trusting the Lord in our lives. As Christ points out in this same chapter, why worry about the insignificant things? Does God not provide for even the smallest of His creatures? Free yourself from the fear of losing this life, and do not allow others to hold your life out as if the end here is the end forever. God will take care of your needs, if you will take care of His will…..and His will is for you to be a giant in this world. His will for each of us is to trust Him, glorify Him, and live a life that reflects Christ’s image. Christ lived a life that was epic, all the while He knew He was marching to His earthly death. Let each of us allow that same determination to drive our lives. Death comes to all here on Earth, but it is nothing to fear, it is only the ending of the first chapter. Your choice, will your chapter read like an owner’s manual or will it read like the opening of a saga? Will the One who reads all books read a story of someone who lived gripped in fear of losing this life, or will the chapter be the introduction to a book of a person who lives fearlessly, a person who knows that with God at their side there is nothing that cannot be done, and no need that will not be taken care of? It is your chapter to write. God gives you the binding, the paper, and all of the ink you could use. What will you choose to write?

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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About Brian Thetford

I am merely what God has created, a person who is here to help with his plan, a cog in the wheel of life. That is where I find my worth, not in what I do for a living, or what I have accomplished in life, but what I have done that extends the Lord’s plan and expands his will, that being said, this is a little about me.I am a husband to a wonderful wife for the last 17 years. I have two outstanding daughters who help keep my heart soft, and young. For a living I am the Logistics Director for a foodservice company. For my love, I write about and minister on behalf of the Lord. It is here that I find my peace, purpose, and balance. I spend a lot of my free time, writing, reading, studying, or talking about the Lord and his teachings.  I am working on starting a church in Leander, TX and if the Lord is willing it will be the beginning of a great journey. The rest of the free time goes to my family. As a result, I do not know what the score was for the latest game, no matter the sport, and I really do not care what Brittany Spears did yesterday. Some call me boring. I like to think of it as focused on what is important, my God, and my family.I believe that the Lord has intertwined all of the above into the perfect life for me, a balance of reality, fun, sorrow, and spiritual awakening. I find that for me, the journey is not about going up the road and trying to find the end; it is more about heading back down and helping others get past the same obstacles that I had to get around. I spent the first thirty years of my life on the run, usually in the wrong direction; I will spend the balance on my journey home, picking up as many as I can that are as lost as I was, doubling back when I hear a cry for help.

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