why put off something for tomorrow, when we can do it today

Hello everyone,

Today is a day for us to thank all who have died for our country.  I think if we go back in our family history, we all have someone who sacrificed.  One of them is my dad.  I remember just like it happened yesterday. I was 16 years old and he served for many years.  It's very important that we take advantage of the time we have now by showing love, compassion and forgiveness to everyone.  Time is short and we truly don't know if we're going to make it to tomorrow.

I remember having a conversation with him before his mission duty and he was saying to me when he returns what we were going to do.  This is why we have to acknowledge our love ones, spend time with them and tell him how much we thank them for just being who they are in our lives while they are still here.

I didn't grow up with  my dad because he was in the army and my parents were separated but we were still close and I know God is my Heavenly Father but God also said honor your  mother and your father in one of the commandments so I always remember that.  

There are a lot of people who come into our lives and sometimes we don't get a chance to say we love you and it’s when we don’t take advantage of these times that  we get stressed if something happens before we’re able to do that. We all know in our hearts what we should do but sometimes it’s pride that gets in the way or we think people owe us something.

Life is too short to be holding on to grudges or not doing what God is calling us to do.  The bottom line is our goal to make it to Heaven so we need to conduct ourselves in a positive way with integrity to all people and trying our best to live the way God is calling us to do so.

God loves all of us for who we are now and He’s working in all of our lives to be better people and to give hope to the world.  My dad was a good guy from what I knew of him and I know he answered God's call by serving this country.  Let’s be attentive to all and appreciate those who have sacrificed for our country and at the same time always listen to God's call.
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I challenge everyone to come out of their comfort zones, reach out to others now before it’s too late, and appreciate God’s grace.  I always say why put off something until tomorrow when we can do it today.  This action protects us from stress and teaches us the beauty of loving our neighbor. Also, if you’re in this situation and it was too late, God is a forgiving God and He gives us second chances to make it right.
 
Amen and Thank You Lord