With an upcoming ski trip planned, Tony and I will be leaving all of our kids for a few days. Although we should have done a will four years ago with the birth of our first child, our third baby will be one in a few short months and we still didn't have a will - until we planned a trip that didn't include our kids. I was unwilling to leave them without a plan in place.
I wasn't sure how I would feel about planning the future of our family without one or both of us there. The thought of something happening to Tony, especially now, horrifies me. Leaving my children orphans is really too hard to think about, so I don't even go there. Choosing their caregivers if it can't be Tony or myself, is as far into that thought process I allow myself to go.
So, this morning we met with a lawyer and made our sad plan. You know what I walked away with? One might have thought a wad of soggy Kleenex and a runny nose, but actually I left with a deep sense of security. We have a plan, if the unthinkable happens, and there is safety in planning.
Friends, planning for our death goes beyond who gets what, when and where. It also involves planning for our eternal life. It can end in dark separation from God, in a pit welling with fear, depravity, and suffering, or it can end with a promise of life ever lasting with God. Unfettered joy, pure happiness, beauty and peace abounding. This is the planning that really counts.
When I think of the end of my life, again I find the deep sense of security that comes with planning. For I know that where my life ends, my soul doesn't. There is a Plan in place to rescue my wayward heart and to make it whole. Jesus has saved my soul and my rescue is secure in Him.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Acts 16:31
ps. If you have children, but no will, you need to get one right away. If it isn't hard enough for children to lose their parents, it would be a hundred times worse for them to become wards of the state while your estate is settled. Without a will, that is exactly what would happen. Additionally, anyone with a spouse and children needs life insurance. Leaving your family without a plan will make their loss even greater. I can refer you to both a lawyer and an insurance agent if you need any of these things. Finally, if you need to plan for your eternal future, I would love to tell you about Jesus, the lover of your soul and the Savior of the World.
Hey Jenny, just read this and feel like three kids in, and I don't have a will. Now I 'm panicking, ha! Can you tell me who you used for will writing, life insurance, etc? I feel like I need to get on it! Thanks! -Chelsea
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