Only One Day Left to Live

“You only have one more day to live.”

 What if those words were spoken to you?

This morning at church, the challenge was issued, “What would you do differently if you knew this was the last day of your life?”  That question was driven home for me by the reality that a friend of mine may literally may be experiencing her last day.

My friend, Sherry, has been diagnosed with fibromuscular dysplasia.  She was given two weeks to live back in 2009.  Anyone who knows Sherry, knows she has three things going for her:  1) she is life focused and “doesn’t have time to die”, 2) she is a woman of faith and believes that God will not take her before she has finished what He has for her to do on earth, and 3) she believes in the incredible healing power of the body and that natural remedies can assist the body to heal.  She takes no drugs and has been using Young Living essential oils and supplements to bring about healing in areas that are “irreversible”. 

Sherry lives each day as if it might really be her last, because her blood vessels are still weakened.  She just visited the Cleveland Clinic this week and was interrogated by two specialists who did not understand how she had survived an apparent rupture of a blood vessel in her brain that had mended itself, as was evidenced by scar tissue and a narrowing of the vessel.  The only thing she had done for the headache was to use an oil blend, Deep Relief, on her head when she had headache symptoms.  She has baffled doctors by her improvements (and that she is still alive), and she shares her testimony wherever she is invited to speak.

She is really a witness to the truth that whole foods, therapeutic grade essential oils and a positive attitude are healing.

So, the question still lingers.  What would I do differently if I knew this was my last day? Call each of my children and my family members to tell them I love them. Take a bit more time to pray, repent of my failings, and experience God’s love and mercy (get ready for the journey). Smile at everyone I meet.

Aren’t these things I should be doing regularly anyway?   

What would you do if it were your last day?