Make A Choice

In the book Room for Doubt, the author Ben Young says the following:

Existentialism looks at our humanity straight in the eye and says, “One day you are going to die, and in light of your impending death, how will you choose to authenticate yourself in this one and only life you will live? Make a choice.”

I thought a lot about this. I wrote a lot of rough drafts of this blog post. What I’ve decided to do is step back from my general mode of operation and not explain, not dive in, not paint a picture of what’s going on in my mind with this probing question laid out before us. But I wanted to bring it forward, lay it out, and encourage you – Make a choice.

Psalm 39:4-5 says:

Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
    Remind me that my days are numbered—
    how fleeting my life is.
 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
    My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
    at best, each of us is but a breath.”

We don’t live forever. Our time comes to an end. Everything that we do has an impact. Unless it doesn’t…

Make a choice.

Published by Kristofer Keyes

I am a married father of two children. My wife and I both work on staff at Faith Family Church in Canton, Ohio. It is my goal to inspire and encourage people to aim higher, reach farther, and understand the unique voice and ability we each have to bring hope and healing to the world around us.

4 thoughts on “Make A Choice

  1. I would like to say only one thing and that is no one is promised tomorrow. So no one knows when or how our time will come to an end here, but true believers pray that they will be prepared for that day.

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