One life

We all have two lives.

 

The second one starts when we realize we only have one.

Tom Hiddleston

 

 

It almost sounds like a "wake up" time doesn't it?  Or when reality strikes us perhaps?  Sometimes us guys live our lives as if we do have two lives don't we?  We'll get to that "other stuff", like getting serious about our spiritual lives, later on when we have more time.  We'll do that after we get through this "daily life" stuff of raising kids and being responsible for the family.  We'll get to that when we can slow down on our climb up the company ladder and are settled in.  We'll get that later, eh?

 

How does the wake up occur?  Perhaps when we see a close friend of our age die unexpectedly, or when (gasp) we have that first sign of heart trouble.  Or maybe the wake up occurs when we suddenly realize that our family....yes, your wife and kids, don't seem to "revere" you near as much as they once did.   You may ask, "what am I, chopped liver?"  Maybe the wake up occurs at the exact moment you....yes you, take your last breath.  Oops.....too late.  Hey, you never know when it will happen do you?

 

Our second life, our real life, our only life begins when we realize that we really do have but one life and we better spend it in such a manner so as to insure our eternity will be with the Lord when we do pass on.  That's when realize exactly what our priorities need to be.  That's when we realize the duplicity and the fruitlessness of everything else we might have been chasing or felt was a priority up until this point.

 

Yes, we do have two lives.  One we waste.  One we cherish.  One works against us.  One works for us.  One makes us successful.  One makes us successful men.  One pleases us.  One pleases God.

Where are you?  Have you started living your second life yet?