by Patricia Burke

Created on: November 23, 2010   Last Updated: November 25, 2010

There are a lot of things that are going on and a lot of things that are going to happen, that we do not understand. Things that are happening right now, we can hardly understand. But we will understand some day when the time is right.

Is death a choice or fate. I have always believed it is fate. If one believes in God, they have to believe in the Bible. The Bible says that there is a season for everything. A time to live and a time to die. An appointed fate to meet our maker.

Of course when God first created the world and the people in it, it was his plan for them to live forever and not want for anything. But when they disobeyed God and ate of the forbidden fruit of the tree of life, they made the mistake of their lives. They also made things harder on us.

We are here to spread the word of God in order to further the kingdom and when it is our time to go, I believe we will go. We were all created with a destiny. To take as many people to Heaven with us as we can.

In the Bible, God said, "I knew you when you were in your mother's womb."  That is a powerful statement. If God knew us before we were born, then I believe he knew what our life was going to be. He has our fates in his hands.Yet, he will not interfere. For the most part, he allows us to make our own choices, even if they are the wrong ones.

I have been through 24 surgeries and never feared that anything would take me out of this world. I feel like when it is my time to go, I will go whether I am walking down the street or asleep in my bed. It just doesn't matter how many times they have to put me to sleep during a surgery. I will wake up when they are through with that surgery.

There is an issue concerning suicide. I believe that suicide cuts God's plan for your life short. His plan is what he called you to be in this life. When that is completed, I believe you will pass on. As far as suicide, the word talks about the fact that many will turn from God and be so wicked that God will allow them to destroy themselves. Now I realize that is not always the case in every suicide.

We do have to face the fact that we all have one thing in common. We all have to grow old and die. We all have an appointed time.The fact remains that we were born, we grow up, work hard and raise our children. If we are blessed we will grow old and spend some time with our Grandchildren. We are blessed to know that we will all have to die but will  be in Heaven some day if we have been saved.

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