Living Life But Always Watching

There seems to be a whole lot of concern over is today the Day the Lord returns May 21,2011 I can tell you from my standpoint it very well could be. Everyday at any moment it could be the day. God's word tells us in Mark 13 vs.32 "Be on guard! Be Alert! For you do not know when that time will come. Therefore keep watch. Okay so you ask me how do I apply that to my life? Do I get scared or nervous about the return of the Lord. Am I to put my life on hold and sit around and wait? No, by all means I am to keep living the Christian life God has set before me. I am to be a lifeline of his love and continue to share the goodnews of the Lord with others. We are to keep on enjoying our families and honoring God. We are not to live in despair and darkness. Like a single candle that burns in the night and illuminates a room, so are we to be a candle in a dark and confused world. We now more than ever should show people that God is love and not to be scared of his return. Will he come today or tomorrow or next week or year. That is not man's job to predict. The Bible says in Mark 13 vs. 32 "No one knows the hour not the angels in heaven nor the Son, only the Father". So as we go about our Beautiful day today enjoy it, smile more, love deeply but be always mindful that this could be the day of our Lords return. In the words of one of my favorite old hymns - Until then my heart will go on singing until then with joy I'll carry on. Until the day my eyes beold that city umti the day he calls me home.