sad news

I haven’t blogged for a while as life took an unexpected turn on Friday the 29^th.  At about 6:30 one of my brothers was involved in a fatal car crash on Albany Hwy.  He was a sensible driver but it seems that a momentary lapse in concentration or consciousness resulted in a collision which took his life but only resulted in minor injuries to the other driver (praise God).

As tough as this time is we know (our family) that he loved God and believed that Jesus made him right with God, therefore we are really confident that he is safe in the best possible place in eternity with God.  We also know that soon we will see him again.  The thing which has become more real is that this knowledge is more than a belief which makes us able to accept these sort of things but there is a tangible peace which comes from something more than a belief system, it comes from God.  Faith in God is not just a human construct to enable us to order our way of thinking but a real relationship with the God of the universe and his son.  Support through relationships have helped us in this time, but it is the relationship with Jesus that has even enabled this time to be joyful.

It has made me look at my relationships with people who don’t know God in this way – Life isn’t guaranteed for a period of time, it is a privilege granted to us for an appointed timeframe, therefore I must make the effort to let them know about my relationship with God.  I have too many friends who I want to see in heaven who, if they went now, wouldn’t be there.