Don’t go looking for an early ticket to heaven and listen to God – life is precious!
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And a little over a decade ago, I fell into a season of chronic pain. After several years, I was really battling depression. It was so discouraging to wake up in pain every morning. But in 2010, when I was told I had stage III cancer? The very day I learned the news, my depression vanished! Privately, I thought that cancer might be my ticket to heaven; it would be my escape from depression. But here’s the thing. As I went through my surgery and chemotherapy, my attitude changed. Friends became so much more precious. My husband became more precious. My days became precious. And before 2010 had ended, I mentally tore up that ticket to heaven. I wanted to live! Ezekiel 16:6 says: “Then I the Lord, passed by… and I said to you, ‘Live!’” So don’t be looking for an early ticket to heaven. Listen to God; life is precious!
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