Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV) 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
In the early hours of the morning of Wednesday, December 23, I had a very vivid dream.
In the dream, I was made aware that there would be a loss of life very soon. I hugged the one who was going to be dying. And I wept very strongly as I held them. There was someone with me in the dream who I have known for many years. As I wept, the passion with which I cried also overtook him and he began to weep.
And as the tears ran down his face, he said “boy, I’m not used to this”. It was as if he was experiencing God-driven emotion and passion for the first time.
The dream was so vivid and so real that the power of my weeping woke me up.
As I lay there contemplating it, my eyes were wet with tears. And as I shared the dream with Pastor Ellie in the wee hours of the morning, the power of the dream was still overwhelming, and I had to fight back tears many times as I told her about it.
And even now, as I write this, I can feel the strength of the dream still strong in my spirit.
I asked God to reveal to me why this was so strong… so powerful, when the one who was dying wasn’t anyone in my family or close to me.
And He showed us both that we need to have a zeal for life that is strong and that life not be taken for granted. We need to live each day to the fullest, making the most of every minute and loving those around us with His love and compassion.
Our lives are brief in the scope of eternity and what we do here must leave an everlasting footprint, an impression that will be felt for many years to come.
We can all easily get caught up in the chase. The chase for riches. The chase for popularity. The chase for fame. The chase for material things. And in the end, it’s all just stuff. Stuff that won’t make a single bit of difference when we’ve taken our last breath and have left this earth behind.
In the end, it’s all vanity and grasping for the wind.
And so we want to pass this along to all of you. Live life with a holy passion. Don’t take one breath for granted.
Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV) 27 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Live with God’s compassion and love with God’s love.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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