A season for everything

I know that there are some things in life that we don't need to understand. I know that God works in mysterious ways and uses what He needs to for our eyes to be opened. But it is still so hard to grasp that death of yet another teenager in our area is what He chooses to use to draw us to Him.

So far in the past couple of months, 5 teenagers have been called away from the earth in our area. We are unsure of how their hearts were focused, but should that hold us back from our reaction to the loss? Of course it is going to be difficult on the people who were close to these and to the ones who were driving these cars who were the only survivors in their crashes, but what do we do when something like this does happen?

My first reaction? Pray for the families. They need God's strength. Who am I kidding? They need GOD. Period. He has such a peculiar way of working things out. Honestly, I have been to more funerals in the past year than I have in my entire life. And each time, it gets me thinking. I start thinking about if that was me that was in a wreck that took my life. Who's life would it effect if I weren't here anymore, but most importantly, who wouldn't notice because I didn't choose to make an impact in their life? I want my life to be an example of how Christ would have me to live. I want to leave a legacy. My main goal while I'm here is that in everything I do, that God would gain the glory.