Pass It On

Life is so short. Matthew always reminded me just how short. He would tell me that our lives here are just blinks in the eye of God.

So, when you take your last breath on this earth will you be remembered as a person who truly loved God and DEMONSTRATED that love to others? When you meet your Heavenly Father will He say to you, "Well done my good and faithful servant!!"

Are you living your life to please God? Do you invest time pursuing a relationship with your Abba Father by reading your Bible, praying, praising God, etc? Do you spend any time at all sharing Jesus with others and helping others on their journey through life?

OR, instead, do you spend your life in pursuit of money and material stuff that will only provide you with a temporary happiness?

It's easy to do. We are so bombarded with messages that make us think we HAVE TO HAVE the latest and greatest whatever to be really happy! But, when I'm tempted to live selfishly, I simply have to remember all of stories people have shared with me about Matthew in the last couple of years.

I knew my son loved God. I knew he loved people. But, I am blown away by the stories I continually hear about Matthew. Stories of how he gave away his last $5.00 to someone because they needed gas, stories of how he bought a total stranger lunch at the deli in downtown Garland and told them that he just wanted to bless them, and how he picked up a homeless man and brought him home to live with him and his family. Then there are the stories from the people he regulary visited in downtown Garland. One Garland businessman recently told me that whenever Matthew would stop in to visit the conversation would inevitably turn to Jesus and what the Lord was doing in Matthew's life at that time. I love hearing the stories. It only proves that God was so real to Matthew. He was alive and working in Matthew's life.

Matthew truly DEMONSTRATED his love for Jesus....especially the last several years of his life. I watched Matthew grow leaps and bounds spiritually as a result of the time he spent reading his Bible, praying, and worshipping God.

But, one of the most important changes in Matthew's life the last few years was that he began to realize the importance of having Godly mentors in his life. These men cared enough to invest their time in Matthew's life and to help him on his journey. They knew the importance of demonstrating their love to others. I thank God everyday for them!!!

I encourage you today to make a difference in this world; in the lives of others! Let people see Jesus through you. Demonstrate the love of God to the world! Pass it on!!