Not Guaranteed

The recent loss of my cousin John made me realize that we are not guaranteed anything while living here on Earth. We are not guaranteed an easy life or a long life and we don't know when our time here is up. Sometimes it comes suddenly without warning, sometimes it comes after a long battle with illness, and sometimes it comes at the end of a long full life. There is no way to know what your life situation will be or how you're going to die, but I think that is irrelevant. We have no idea what the future holds or what's going to happen in an hour, but I do know how I can live my life out and that is to be sold out for Christ. I can get all caught up in worrying about the future and how I'm going to deal with tragedies in the coming years, but instead of sitting around worrying, I could simply put my trust in Christ to get me through whatever comes my way and live out my life the way he wants me to. For me, it's easy to worry about the future and basically let it cripple me into sitting on the couch and crying all day long. But, obviously, this is not the life the Lord would have for me. He wants me to trust in him and live out my life to the full. If I am constantly worrying about what might happen and who it might happen to, then I am not fully trusting in the Lord and allowing him to be the Lord of my life. I do my best to trust in the Lord and give my worries and doubts over to him. I think this is the only way to deal with the concerns of this world, no matter what they may be. John's death was sudden and unexpected, and unfair. No child should have to lose their father at age 5 and no wife should have to lose her husband after only ten years. But, unfortunately, we live in a fallen world and many things that should not happen, do happen. The only way to deal with these losses and tragedies is to turn to Christ for comfort and peace. Of course, I am much more removed from the situation than John's wife and kids. If Bryan died today, would I be able to say the same things? Would I be able to turn to Christ? Or would I turn away from him because of anger and distress? I think that I would only turn to Christ because he has been the only constant through out my life and I know the healing power that he holds. It probably would not be easy, though. Who knows how I would react in a tragic situation, but right now I can safely say that I place my trust in the Lord and I believe that he is the only one who can see us through our day to day lives and awful tragedies. I'm sure that people who have been through more than I have would say that it is more easily said than done, but I can only say the way that I deal with situations and I give them to Christ.