Hey everyone!
As some of you would have known, my grandfather, who is my only grandparent left, is diagnosed with Stage 4 canncer. Over the recent Christmas, we saw that he was breathless, frail and not his usual self. He talked about how it was time for him to return home, which is Heaven. A family doctor said that it might be possible liver failure looking at his condition and thus, he was admitted to hospital. The doctors found out that the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer many many years ago have spread to many of his organs. The doctors mentioned that they can't do much at his age of 88 and could only offer palliative care. Well, that New Years Eve night, I went to visit my grandfather at the hospital. He looked sleepy and tired. He could still eat well, but kept requesting to get discharge from the hospital and return home. My mum happened to talk to a patient's daughther (right beside my grandfather's) and they were chatting about how their father's were recovering. The lady was just saying that her father has been getting better these 2 days. Then after aboout 5 minutes, the nurses found that he stopped breathing. I saw it with my very eyes that the doctors could not revive him after all the resuscitation. I can't helped but look over to observe my grandfather. Although I didn't converse much with him, I started to reflect and see how life is fragile, no matter what age you are.
Just as I was thinking about Year 2010 and for setting some goals for Year 2011, God has been reminding me time and again, to "store up treasures in Heaven" (Matt 6:19-20). God has been telling me to observe that life can get busy and hectic if you choose to let worldly things control your life. But if you put your life in God's palm, for Him to craft and direct your path, you will observe that life is about loving others, cultivating relationships and impacting others' lives. So with that, i'm starting to see life in God's point of view, to not waste my life chasing after worldly desires that will not last eternally, but to treasure what I have, the inmaterial possessions and to live a life seeking to follow after God's plans.
I know that God is going to one day take my grandfather back to Heaven, and even one day all of us will be in Heaven. All of us will one day be in Heaven and meet with the Lord. But are we ready to say that we've lived our life to the fullest and have done things that are of eternal value? This may be something that you all may want to reflect on this year as the new year begins.
God bless!!
Elisabeth
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