When I was sick or thereabouts, around 7 years old, I believed I saw an angel in my room and it was so comforting. When my mother, two siblings at that time, and I, nearly died in a car accident, a few days later, ‘mother superior’ said God has plans for me yet. Yes, we have a purpose(s) here, that I do know. We can make calculated guesses at them, at best.
I have come to know, in time, to allow and enjoy the spiritual ride in becoming like Christ inside the new heart I have inside of me. Allowing God’s spirit to do his work in perfecting me to Christ’s image and mind, in love, as I do his will, and even without knowing it most of the time.
We can hamper our growth if we listen to our natural soulish will and mind. It is the one that weighs us down with all kinds of doubts in life, like saying we still sin even with the spirit of God inside us-impossible! There is no spiritual separation anymore, God is with us, in power! We are the ‘overcomers’ in or through Christ….
The trick is to conquer this soulish mind and control it by allowing the power of God inside of us to dominate us and therefore neutralize it (soulish corruption) in the process. We then will not be concerned about when is it time to die. It does become meaningless over time.
Today I know ‘I’ (where my heart is located - my spirit) can be ejected from my body at any time. When my spirit ‘moves out’ of this body and this soul then dies, and upon seeing my angel, I will soon be with loved ones and my real hero, my Lord and friend, Jesus. Then there will be no time or concern for the time to die anymore as it will be a meaningless question indeed.
Bless you,
APAK