"What are you doing with your life that will last forever?"
Recently I was listening to a podcast and heard this question being asked. It was a quick question and the speaker quickly moved along with his thoughts. But I couldn't. I thought of this question over and over and over. I paused the podcast. This struck me more than it normally would have.
Your job will not last forever.
Money will not last forever.
Your house will not last forever.
Family will not last forever.
Eternity? Heaven? Hell?
The reason that this question hit me like a boxer in a match that failed to block his opponents jab is because I have a friend . . .
And he was in an accident . . .
And now he's in a coma. He's been unconscious for 13 days.
And while he is sleeping, he is changing the world.
Hundreds and thousands of people around the world are praying for him. Praying for God's hand to move. Praying for a life to be saved. Praying for things that we never thought possible.
We are praying for a miracle.
Mark Webb. Your average college student. But I would challenge my own statement with this . . . He is far from average! Mark always thinks of others before he considers what may be more conducive to his needs. Mark is always the first to volunteer, lend a helping hand and if you don't know him, he will always beat you to "hello."
Mark understands that the small things, are really the big things!
If I'm honest . . . I don't know Mark as well as I would like to. But because of him, I am challenged and I am changed. I stop and think what each day offers. Someone in line at Walmart. The Starbucks barista that looks like they need the espresso more than I do. The servers I work with day in and day out that drowned their pain in alcohol, meth, sex and depressants. The unfamiliar face on a Sunday night at church.
"What am I doing with my life that will last forever?"
My life will forever be different because one friend understands eternity better than I do.
PS . . . and when he wakes up, because he will wake up . . . I will share with him a story of continued restoration and he will tell me a story of angels. #pray4mark
