It Brings Me Endless Sorrow

Ahh, its finally here. After all this time, after all these years, its finally here. My high school graduation. No more school, well at least until college in the fall, no more curfew, no more childish high school. Today I'm an adult! What was that the speaker just mentioned, I think he was reciting a poem, something about procrastination "It brings me endless sorrow, I really should stop doing it I guess I'll start tomorrow." Hmm?

You know I've been thinking about that poem for the past couple of days since graduation. Everytime I think about it though, I'm reminded of something else I heard before. I keep thinking of that Easter service my mom and dad made me go to this past Spring. The voice of that minister keeps pounding through my head, how did it go? "Tomorrow may be too late to make a choice, give your life to Christ now, today and accept Him as your personal Lord and Savior" eh, whatever, I have my entire life to live, besides I'm a good person, God wouldn't send me to hell.

Yes! My parents have finally left, and I'm now a college man! I really wish mom wouldn't have cried so much in front of everyone, it was sort of embarassing. Oh well, time to get this ship moving! What to do, what to do. I heard there is a party going on tonight down the street, maybe I should hit that up. Oh well, I have four years to figure this thing out, I'll just go with the flow. Wait, there's that thought again. "I really should stop doing it, I guess I'll start tomorrow." "Now, today accept Him." Where did that come from? Whatever, I've got more important things to deal with.

Whoa! Where did those four years go. It seems like only yesterday mom and dad were dropping me off, now its time to graduate from college. I wonder what the "real world" will be like? Guess I'll find out soon enough, oops they're calling my name. YES!! Degree in hand, watch out world here I come! Wait, why am I thinking back to high school all of a sudden? "I guess I'll start tomorrow" "Tomorrow may be too late, accept Him now" Come on already, it's been four years, why am I still thinking about it?

Man, I have it all. Wife, two kids, big house, good job, lots of friends. I just wish my wife would leave me alone about going to Church and doing, what was that she called it, "getting saved?" The only saving I need is from my golf swing at the next company outing. "It brings me endless sorrow" "Now, today accept Him" Okay, really, I may need to see someone about this. It used to be every few years I thought about what those people said back then, but now it seems like its every other day. Maybe a shrink would know how to make it stop.

I cannot believe my youngest is graduating from college. Boy, how the years have just flown by. I'm retiring in a few weeks with a great pension. My oldest is expecting another one, that will make four grandchildren, the house was just sold, and the ink is now dry on my retirement home on our private beach. Life is good, well except for the fact that all of my kids have followed in their mothers footsteps. They are now constantly bugging me to go to church, get saved. Yea yea yea, "I guess I'll start tomorrow" "Accept Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, give your life to Him." You know, sometimes I can't remember a simple thing, yet I can remember what all those people said forty years ago.

I absolutely love this new house. Four thousand square feet, my own study, a perfect view, secluded, man oh man, retirement is great. Would you look at the time though, it's nearly midnight, I guess I should be getting to bed. I want to make sure I'm well rested for my nine o'clock tee time tomorrow. Tomorrow...there's that thought again. But there's more this time, "procrastination is my sin it brings me endless sorrow, I really should stop doing it, I guess I'll stop tomorrow" "Accept Him." Hmm? After all these years, I all of a sudden remember what that speaker said. Oh well, tee time awaits.

Hey, this isn't my bedroom, what's going on here?!? What do you mean, you never knew me? I know who you are, you're Jesus. You're the one the minister talked about. You're real, I believe in you, now. No wait, look at all I've done in my life!! Wait no, please, no!

However fictional this character may be, his story is not. We see it everyday, accidents, sudden deaths, so many of the same stories. Eternity will only tell if those people in those stories were saved, if they had accepted Jesus Christ into their hearts before their deaths. However, today, right at this moment, you could seal your eternity. A few moments of your time now for an eternity later. If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior and asked Him into your heart, confess your sins, because we are all sinners, and ask Jesus Christ into your heart this very moment.

Keep in mind the poem: "Procrastination is my sin, it brings me endless sorrow. I really should stop doing it, I guess I'll start tomorrow." Someday, and it may come sooner than we anticipate, this life will end. If you continue to procrastinate in your decision to accept Jesus, you may miss your chance. He's calling you, avoid the "endless sorrow" that is being without God for eternity.