Respecting life, and giving our all

Have you ever think about your own life? What you did in your life, what you want to do in your life, or what is the purpose of your life? That life is short, and there’s an END in life. Life is not forever, because before you know it, it’s gone. Every single day, different things occur in our life, we live our day to day lives unaware of the things to come. We make plans and arrangement in our life, but we never really know if we will live to see these plans realized. I notice that many of us take for granted the time that we have now to live, thinking that we always have next time to do it, or to do it later. Make the most of it now. Not just because there won’t always be a “later” or “next time”, but because there is so much we can do in our life right now. In life, we are creating experience, and enrich the memories with others.

God gave you life to be lived, so why we waste it? Know that the Lord created us for a purpose, and believe that He’s going to give the best. The purpose should be served now, not tomorrow or later. Anything in your life is worth doing well, even if the task it too big, not too big, or too insignificant, but we should give our all in everything we do. Because what I think is that this is one of the way how we give back to God. No matter how difficult or tedious the task is, we should put all of my efforts into it because it could benefit someone, and it could be the last we’ll ever do.

We could take the example from the activities that we do, for example; in school. When we study and go to school, it is not just for us, it could help others; our friends more effectively. When someone asks you to serve God, in youth group, or in church, be available and ready all the time. When we pray and worship, think as there’s no tomorrow, and do that with all your heart, mind and soul.


“…if the of the house knew that the thief would come by night around the certain hour, he would stay awake to prevent his house to be broken into…” (Mt 24:43)

“Stay awake, then, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” (Mt. 24:42)


There’s a highly respected teacher was once asked by his students how he wanted to be remembered, He answered,

“a rolled up tube of toothpaste”

Why a rolled up tube of toothpaste? Because he wanted to be remembered as someone that spent his life living out his purpose, as someone who gave his all to the Lord, someone who lived his life to the full; the life that the Lord died to give him.

This story somehow has touched my heart. From the symbol in this story, which is the rolled up toothpaste represents live that is fully lived. And I think that, by using that symbol, it supports this whole thing into a piece of work that we could be understood better.

In conclusion, I restate that God gave His life to give you, your life. Live life to the fullest, even if problems are appearing, just remember to pray and ask God to show us the way to solve it, how to give our all. And at the end of our days, we’ll have pure peace after knowing that the life we are given, we lived it to the full.

. -adela A2HL