No Guarantees

I'm sitting here thinking about our weekend.  A weekend that involved a funeral for a former neighbor who left this world way too early and very unexpectedly.  Losing a husband and father at 49 years old is hard to process. Our hearts are still hurting for this family.  They're such wonderful people and we have so many memories with them.  We moved beside them when Jenna was 2 1/2 and Morgan was 9 weeks old and spent the next 5 years there watching our children play and grow up.  We spent many Friday nights sitting on our driveway, hanging out and watching the kids play in the cul-de-sac.  It was a great time and one the kids especially enjoyed.  Our girls really missed that when we moved into our current house.
When something like this happens, it once again reminds us that there are no guarantees in life.  We aren't guaranteed anything.  We aren't guaranteed tomorrow.  We should all be living like today is our last day--but we don't and we won't....it's just not human nature.  Or maybe we don't take things for granted for a while after something like this happens but then soon enough we're back to our old ways.  I think we're all guilty of this.  I can't say that I don't fall into this category. 
This week I pray for this family and I pray that each of us realizes that we have no guarantees in this world....except the love of Christ and His willingness to be with us even until our very last day.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ¹² Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. ¹⁴ I will be found by you,” declares the LORD.  Jeremiah 29: 11-14a

Have a good week friends.  Tricia