Should we treat life that at any moment can be our last?

JohnB445 · 2026-01-31T18:06:26-0600

After hearing about stories about how young people are diagnosed with a terminal illness and they only have months to live, it got me wondering. There is no guarantee of a long healthy life, no idea if the next week could be anyone's last days on Earth if it's because a car accident or anything else.

How much time have we probably wasted, and not spent it doing the things we love?

I will be changing the way I live, treating every month like it could possibly be my last, I think that will help push me to live life to the fullest and even live more for God. But I haven't been doing that in the past, I have been waiting and planning on doing things much later, but we don't know how much time we will have on Earth.

JAM2b · 2026-01-31T19:51:37-0600

I think it is wise to live as if our lives could end at any time (because it could) but prepare as if we are going to live for more decades (because we could).

We need to be grateful, generous, and to treat people well. We should attempt to make amends and reconcile when it is safe and healthy to do so. We also need to take care of our things and spaces and save for the future and to leave an inheritance. It would be bad if we run out of money before we run out of life. We should be trying to create a good legacy.

DragonFox91 · 2026-01-31T21:54:08-0600

My opinion is it means we s/b preparing for eternity.

"Whoever loses their life will find it"

AceWestfall08 · 2026-01-31T22:04:25-0600

I lost my life to the Lord against my will......he took everything from me and stripped my life to where i was nothing but a worm. I explain it in my testimony (link in the signature)

JohnB445 · 2026-02-01T01:30:21-0600

DragonFox91 said:
My opinion is it means we s/b preparing for eternity.

"Whoever loses their life will find it"

this brought me peace

RamiC · 2026-02-01T09:18:47-0600

I have lived my whole life knowing that nocturnal epilepsy, an ABI, or a a genetic form of cancer which might never happen, or could end me in weeks if it does, could take me out of here any time.

I do not think I know how those who can more safely assume that they have a future should respond to it. I sometimes wonder if people who do not have a personal experience which wakes them up to their mortality, actually cannot quite take it in as a fact.

Do have your salvation ready either way, do not delay accepting the gospel, and know that we are here for the next life, not this one.

JAM2b · 2026-02-01T09:52:13-0600

RamiC said:
I sometimes wonder if people who do not have a personal experience which wakes them up to their mortality, actually cannot quite take it in as a fact.

There are some people who feel like they are more invincible or that old age death is farther away than it is, but I believe most of us are well aware of our mortality.

That is why so many try to make some effort to improve or maintain health, take safety precautions like locking doors, buckling seat belts, teach others to be safe and healthy, and seek health care. We are aware that we could die, and most people don't want to.

"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."

So yes, we do have a grasp of the reality of our mortality and are aware that we can die at any time and that all of us will die eventually.

RamiC · 2026-02-01T10:22:49-0600

JAM2b said:
There are some people who feel like they are more invincible or that old age death is farther away than it is, but I believe most of us are well aware of our mortality.

I think those "invincible" ones are the ones that I have noticed, they are alarming.

JAM2b said:
That is why so many try to make some effort to improve or maintain health, take safety precautions like locking doors, buckling seat belts, teach others to be safe and healthy, and seek health care. We are aware that we could die, and most people don't want to.

One thing for me is that there is no useful knowledge about preventing some of the risks that apply. Having said that, not using a seatbelt, or long term unhealthy lifestyle choices, do seem to be irresponsible wrecklessness, and I do notice dangers that are more specific to me and avoid those where I can. I am extremely careful where I sleep, and I notice hard edges and surfaces in every environment I enter.

Maybe I just do not read the time scale you are all reacting to, because mine has always been "assume nothing".

Thank you for telling me how you see it.

Richard T · 2026-02-01T13:44:09-0600

I think it is always good to trust God for safety. Part of that is preventing the fiery darts entrance beyond your shield. Some situations can be avoided too by the leading of the Holy Spirit. You also have authority in the name of Jesus and power that comes from God. Are we bulletproof though? Most of us have cracks in the armor, but Lord willing when we hit some bad spots we can still learn new ways to overcome and be viable for the kingdom. Some of course do not live long, and no condemnation to them. We certainly do not know everything. Still, i am thinking that the return of Jesus is closer than most think and a more likely scenario for many. So we have to treasure each day. It very well could be our last on earth as we know it.

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