We live wisely by remembering that we live briefly.

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We live wisely by remembering that we live briefly.

Psalm 90:12 Teach us how short our life is, so that we may become wise.

Luke 12:16-21 “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

Luke 12: “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

Luke 12: And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’ 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you.

Psalm 39:4-5 4 “Show me, L ORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. 5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.

Adopting this attitude changes two things: 1 st - Reduces my Pride

Adopting this attitude changes two things: 1 st - Reduces my Pride 2 nd - Cures my complacency

Mubarak Rahmani Messe