Where are you going?

Today we went to the viewing of an older lady from our church who had died. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were there. Lots of people who had known her came. Young people, middle aged, old people.

As I was walking back out to the car my shoes were making a clipping on the pavement. I realized that with every step I was getting closer to the car.

I thought about how our lives are like that. Every step we take... every new person we meet... every decision we make... every place we go... every word we say.... it's all one step closer to where we're going.

No one can stand still. Life moves on and we move with it.

I know where I'm going. I'm going to where my Lord has already prepared a place for me. I'm going Home.

But I'm not there yet. The path by which I will get there has already been decided but I have yet to find out about it. I still have places to go... people to meet... work to do. Will I make a difference in someone's life? Will someone be changed because they knew me? Will I do as Jesus commanded and tell all nations about the life that He freely offers? When it's my turn to lie in the coffin, will people come and say, "I found the truth because of her?"

My path is unclear but my destination is settled.

Where are you going?

Stand for Life

I've grown up with babies. All my life there's been babies around me. My little siblings, my little cousins and now children of my siblings and cousins.
Babies at church. Babysitting jobs. Babies are everywhere.
My parents have always taught me about the sanctity of life and the importance of protecting the unborn. I knew abortion was a horrible thing. I read a very mild description in my 10th grade Biology book and it made me sick for days whenever I thought of it.
I guess I'm kind of a visual person. I saw a video this past week done by a couple of students that went undercover to Planned Parenthood center and had a counseling session with a PP rep. The disgusting lies that they told those girls! There was no real life at stake but those same words have been repeated millions of times across our nation. Millions of girls and women have been led astray by the lies that the development inside them is not a baby, it's just a group of cells. That abortions are safer than births. Go to liveaction.org and click on the projects button. Watch the videos.
I was ashamed of my own ignorance of what really goes on during an abortion. The horror.... the pain... and all the lies. But now...
Life isn't sacred in America anymore. But to followers of the Creator of life, it must always be sacred. It must be defended. In the courtrooms... in the hospitals... in the church... on the street.
Anywhere and everywhere that we are, we must bring the truth. The truth that life is precious. That abortion is wrong. That there is forgiveness and love and a God Who can make them whole.
When you are confronted with the lies that our society would have us believe, choose to stand for for truth.
Choose to stand for LIFE.