The Loss of a Friend
We’re going through a series in our church called “30 days to live.” The main question for the series that we are asking: If you had 30 days to live your life, how would you spend it?
It would appear that this has come absolutely true for one of our members, Stanley Urbanowicz. Stan was an amazing guy who, in the year I’ve known him, poured so much of his life into mine. Then this morning, he passed away to be with Jesus. In his last 30 days, he couldn’t move much, or work hard, or see too many people, which made me ponder the above question a lot more.
Because if I had 30 days to live, would I even be able to spend it doing much of anything? Would I be too sick or too tired or even too unmotivated?
The reality is that none of us know when we’re going to pass on. God has given me a little bit of time and little bit of space in this world to do what He has enabled me to do, and it’s up to me to use my time now to accomplish those things.
But man, is it scary. Watching someone pass on is a sure fire motivational tool for seeing your life differently, for scrutinizing what you should be doing as opposed to what you are doing.
There’s really no point to this post other than for you to know that Stanley Urbanowicz was an amazing man who loved Jesus and that his passing makes me celebrate his life and contemplate my own.
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Thanks for sharing! Touched here in Oklahoma by Stan, a man who loved Jesus and the reminder to reflect back on where I am today and what tomorrow holds for our lives! Blessings!
Stan will be missed. You can see him though in the face of his two boys, especially Deacon. Thanks for the reminder Marty.
Life truly is short, but it is also beautiful. God is moving in our Church bro’ and don’t you forget it.
An important point to remember –
this is all you get on earth – make it Count.
Stan is a reminder of that to us all… his bravery , his love, his strength.
God bless his family.