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Are you Ready to Die? are you Ready to Meet God?

“Are you ready to meet God?” This thought come to me with great impact. It was as if God was talking directly to me.

Upon serious reflection I came to realize that I was not prepared. If I died tomorrow I would have to go dragging and kicking my feet, yelling, “I’m not ready!”

There is so much I still need to do and so many changes I need to make.

When it is my time I want to be ready. I want to go in peace. I want to go satisfied that I did my best. I want to know I accomplished the things I knew were important but more importantly I want to know I accomplished the things God sent me here to do. When I get on the other side it will be too late.

I seriously contemplated what would make me ready to meet God.

These are the questions I have asked myself since and the things I am working on.

1. Are all of my relationships complete? Do my husband and children loved ones know I really I love them? Do I say and show I love them enough? Do I care enough for them and understand them enough? Do I help them enough? Am I kind enough to them? Do I make them know how important they were to me? Do I spend enough time with them? When I die, would my family feel at peace with how they feel toward me, or would I leave them yearning for something I didn’t give them? Would I leave behind family members with empty spaces in their hearts that I could have filled?

2. Would I leave any unfinished business behind? Have I really forgiven all those I needed to forgive? Am I holding any grudges? Have I made peace with those I needed to make peace with?

3. Have I asked forgiveness of those I hurt? When I leave will there be those who will have ill will toward me because I didn’t fix the things I should have fixed?

4. Did I reach my own potential? Did I try everything I could and put a serious effort into the things I felt inspired to do? Would I feel satisfied and fulfilled with the life I would leave behind?

5. Did I care for others, as I should have? Would I be happy with the service I gave to others or would I regret that I could have done more?

6. More importantly was I pure and clean and filled with God’s loving spirit. Could I stand before The Lord blameless because I obeyed His commandments, asked forgiveness when I needed to and made up for my mistakes. Did I really know My Father-in Heaven and my Savior Jesus Christ? Was I like them?

7. Did I share His wonderful Gospel with my brothers and sisters? Did I do what the Savior asked, “feed my sheep?” When I pass over will there be those thanking me for what I did for them or will I pass alone?

I am so thankful for the inspiration “Are you Ready to Meet God? We tend to forget that one day we will pass on and it could be today or tomorrow. I am trying to prepare myself for that event so it will be Glorious, not one I will regret or be ashamed of.

Should We Fear Death?

Death is not something that many people want to think about. However, death is a part of living a human life. At least, our current level of science and technology acknowledges that death is inevitable.

Is death something to be afraid of or is death something to look forward too? The answer may depend on who you talk to.

Aside from the obvious religious answers, what body of information exists that can help us to approach this
question with some degree of logical thinking? When exacting scientific evidence is lacking, our only option
is to consider the anecdotal or subjective experiences that others have had.

Fortunately, there is a body of information that leads to the formation of some interesting thoughts on the subject of death and what it is or what it might lead too. You can find this resource at near-death.com.

Each person is encouraged to draw their own conclusions. Yet, I would like to share some of my thoughts and opinions on the matter.

Many people who have a near-death experience have strikingly similar experiences. There are some who
report a horrible experience but the majority report more positive experiences.

Some may have gone to a terrible place, while others seem to leave the pain of the mortal body behind and experience an interesting journey before they revive. Both kinds of experiences have been recorded.

One striking similarity is the ‘life review’ process. This has been reported as a review of one’s entire life where each event is played out before your eyes. People that have experienced this process say that you suddenly become aware of how you affected the people you interacted with during your life.

If you did something that caused them pain, you may become cognizant of those feelings as if you were experiencing them yourself. People report that they feel regretful. The experience doesn’t just extend to that one person, but the effects are like a ripple in a pond and you see how that ripple affects multiple people.

On the other hand, if you did something good you experience that as well. It does appear that the good
things involve acting from compassion. For example, one lady said the most significant act of her entire life
occurred when she was a little girl. She cupped a flower in her hand and gave it ‘unconditional love’.

Others don’t experience an in depth life review, theirs lasts a few seconds and doesn’t seem to have much impact. Experiences vary someowhat. However, the fundamental similarities remain.

Can a person change as a result of a near-death experience? I was struck by the example of one person who
was a self described atheist and hateful person. After his near-death experience he became a minister and a kinder, gentler soul. The change was not only noted by himself, but also by his family members.

Wouldn’t it be fascinating to actually talk to a person who has had a near-death experience? I remember listening to a gentleman named Dannion Brinkley talk about his NDEs (near death experiences). He actually had more than one in his life due to an unfortunate propensity to attract lightning.
I found his insights to be very interesting.

If you want to read more about NDEs, visit near-death.com Although it is hard to classify the information there as anything more than subjective, there is a large body of recorded experiences there. Perhaps it will provide you with more insight as to whether death should be feared or not.

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