Life….A Dollar $ign?

How many of us get forwards in our email? How many of us hit the delete button and not even look at them? I must admit, I delete almost every forward sent my way. I barely have time to reply to real emails, much less reading dozens of forwards.

My mom sends a few forwards a week, and while I might not open them immediately, I always make time to open them.

The one that struck me this week was about a famous man who had passed away and his belongings were being sold.

As I was reading through the list of his possessions, I noticed one common symbol ~ line after line, after line.

$

$

$

$

I honestly can’t remember the “point” of the email, the dollar $igns set my mind thinking.

Is that really what people believe life is about? $? Is our focus entirely on the $ we have or even how much $ we leave behind when we die?

My heart was saddened at these thoughts.

Many different sayings began running through my head….

“There’ll be two dates on your tombstone and all your friends will read them. But all that is going to matter is that little dash between them.”

Author: Kevin Welch

“Good moms have sticky floors, messy kitchens, laundry piles, dirty ovens, and happy kids”

Author: Unknown

Looking around our world today, I see less focus on the dash, the time taken and more on the money earned and things purchased.

What is it that makes us think $ or things is what will make us or our families happy? The $ and the things won’t follow us to eternity and they won’t bring our families true happiness when we’re gone.

Special moments, every moment of every day, provide the opportunity to make our life matter, and the lives we touch changed!

We weren’t put on this earth to live by and for the dollar $ign. We are here to share Jesus Christ to the world around us! To show His love to everyone we have the privilege to meet!

Think with me for a moment…..

When did $ last bring you true joy?

How did you feel the last time you shared Christ and His love with someone?

The dash is what matters. Not where you begin your life, or even where you end life on earth. It’s what you do in between. <—-Tweet

It’s not a $ you’ll see on the tombstone. It’s a dash. A blank. Only those you’ve known and touched know what it means. <—–Tweet