I am not ready yet!
I have been near a lot of death and mourning lately. It really has made me think. I do not fear death and I look forward to the day when I can experience a life of no more pain, no more sorrow, no more tears, no more death. I AM NOT YET READY! It is not that I don't want to go there. It is not that I dread leaving this earth. I just believe my work is not yet done. As long as there is one more soul to save, one more family member, one more friend, one more lost sheep to be found, I AM NOT READY YET. When I was reading Psalm 30 this morning those were my thoughts: "I cried out to you, O Lord. I begged the Lord for mercy, saying, 'What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness? Hear me, Lord, and have mercy on me. Help me, O Lord.' You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O ...
