December 2, 2012 Great Grandma and Grandma Siereveld died at the age of 78 years old. She was an amazing woman and had a strong faith in the Lord. These 2, (Rol and Marilyn) were excellent examples of Christ's love and the love that they had for each other. We got the call on Sunday afternoon and Karlie cried. Luke asked me if I was sad. I said yes, and I said that I was happy too b/c now she is in Heaven with Jesus and she has a new body and doesn't have to suffer anymore!!! She fought long and hard! Last year at this same time I remember visiting her in the ICU at Spectrum and I never thought I would see her again after that. She made it one more year of pain, fighting, and treatments. Talk about the Love for each other!!! Grandpa never left her side. He was always there always taking care of her, always helping her, taking her to all of her appointments, changing her dressings, giving her all her meds, and always doing it as best as he could. I am so thankful for their faith and showing it to me.
Pastor Don gave the funeral and it was a good one. We don't know if we will make it to live 78, that is a good long life. We could be dead at 20, 30, 50....Do we truly grasp that there is a heavenly amazing father looking down and watching us as we live our life and how are we living it? Would we be ready to do and to enter the golden gates? We are all accountable for ourselves, no one else, just us. One of my favorite songs is by Natalie Grant, "I wanna leave a legacy, how will they remember me?" Most of that emphasis is on my family....I want to leave a legacy to my children so that they can too pass it on to their children and see that their mom lived and served for the Lord. The Lord of her life. I want to be a servant and live the "uncomfortable" life, one that resembles that of how Christ lived. He was just a normal guy, a carpenter, he had his mom and dad, and died at the age of 33!! He fulfilled His purpose in life in that time. What is our purpose are we achieving it? Is it to be successful, have a lot of money, make sure that others KNOW who we are and have an arrogant head about it? To show the world that we made it in life, we have alot of "stuff" and the best stuff. Do you really think that other people care? This makes me so angry. No one gives a crap what you have, how much you spent, what the kids are getting for Christmas, what you are doing and the vacations that you are going on, and if they DO care, then they are not that impressive themselves b/c they are too just living in a worldly state of comparison and judgement.
This past year I think that I have had the most knowledge and gained wisdom in regards to the Holy Spirit. Do you really think of Him and recognize that part of the trinity? Or does Jesus, God and the knowledge just come to you naturally? I don't think so....Before you pray, before you read your bible, before I go to church, before I start my day, I NOW recognize and start it asking the Lord to fill me with His Holy Spirit b/c if I am not, I could easily miss out on some of the most important parts of life. Breathe new life in me, fill me with your Holy Spirit so that others may see you when they look at me and my life. Not in a braggin form, trust me, it isn't about me. Life isn't about us!!! Its about Christ, the Lord Jesus who died on a cross to save us. What are we doing to say thanks? Are we praising and worshiping Him or complaining about life and all the things we don't have. To be thankful and joyful in ALL situations, even in death.
I have had this passion to do more, to be more, to get uncomfortable, to be on fire, I just want to do something!!! For the Lord each and every day, not because I feel that I have too but b/c I want too!!! I want to do it for Him b/c I just can't thank Him enough for all that He has done for me and the providence He has shown to me in my life. I keep on praying for the Lords will to be done on this earth, not mine, not Lisas, this life isn't about Lisa, its about God.
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