It was a good thing that God did not decide to let us see our deaths, for some of us would go on sinning, some would stop, others would die right then, and God wouldn't really be giving us free will after that. Letting us emotionally experience our own death before it even happens is a cruel thing to do, it could be compared to day dreaming your parents death and feeling the pain that comes from it.
Yet I do find myself wishing I could know, and then work for God because I knew death was coming and working hard for God, because there is no greater dread then knowing what kind of bad things are coming, like probation's, spanks, dog bites, falling, or breaking bones. Yes fear, the great motivator.
Let us be thankful that God is a God of love, mercy, and jealousy. Guarding us, bringing pleasure to us, and simply filling us up with energy and love. Is it not healthy for us to reflect on how good God has been to us? A true way to become humble. Which brings me to a funny quote.
""Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast."" [Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen]
Back to the real point of deaths foreknowledge. A terribly comic example would be an old man dieing of heart failure, because he saw his death coming and was terribly distraught by it, so he fulfilled it's prophecy because he was scared of that prophecy. Another thing is that by seeing that you die at 78, you might become an extreme risk taker because you know you won't die until 78. I wonder how much our persona would change because we saw our own deaths. I imagine no one would be the same, and how many would change for the worse because of it?
Really it's a good thing that we never see our own deaths. What if I wouldn't want to die like that, and I tried to kill myself? hmm I wonder if you went around trying to change it constantly, yet never succeeding, does that mean your freedom of choice given by God would not exist any more? I imagine so, it's a restriction, which is just another way of saying it.
I guess knowing our own deaths is all-round bad.
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hey, thanks for the comment you left on my blog. i'm never really sure how well my writings going to come out. because i see it in my head, and then when i try to put it down on paper, it sometimes gets all screwed up. i'm glad you enjoyed it, and i'm glad that you connected with the phone call. (i wrote that too.) i've never accually had something that extreme happen to me, but somethng close to that. but thanks for commenting
I think it would take something away from life's innocence...knowing your own death.
Realistically speaking, death is inevitable. And how we will die is just as much under our control as when and how we came into this world...do you think it would make us look at the time we have with a more determined eye?
It seems like not knowing when it would end would drive someone to be more intentional, but so often we take what we've always had for granted.
Thank you for your comment Bryce. Sometimes I realize that I dont show enough of my appreciation of you.
It would be pretty interesting to know our deaths, but like you said, whats the point?
But what if God did let us see our death's what then? What if we knew what age we were going to die then became, like you said, an extreme risk taker? What if the death shown, was based on a life that we are living now, not how we change with the knowledge of our death? I belive that we might take to much for granted these days, and maybe, sometimes we need a scare to know that we are not immortal, and that God is in control of our lives too, not just us, by ourselves.
As for the daydreaming of a parent or a friend, can be a terrible, and horrifing experience, and sometimes, people get what they wish for. And that is when dreams become nightmares, and nightmares become reality. Truly scary. I know. Stuff with my mom, really scared me, more than I let on to anyone.
I almost wish that I knew how, when and were I was going to die, because, then maybe I would lead a better life, the one I wish I could, everyday. The one God ment for me, not the one I am now. And thats pretty bad, I guess.
But yeah. Thanks for giving me something to ponder on Bryce.
Sarah.
You should update.
I would love to see some more writing from you.
Hope that everything is okay in your life.
God bless
Kelly.
I havent forgotten about you :)
the letter is in the mail.
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