Five Minutes to Say Good Bye

In the resent days of dealing with the lose of my uncle Jimmy, I have been thinking about how prepared I am.  The main thing is I need to be prepared to meet Jesus.  I need to make sure that everything I do on Earth glorifies God.  I need to make sure I take every opportunity to fill the great commission.  But beyond this, what else do I need to prepare for?  The normal things come to mind such as financial needs for my family, arrangement wishes, etc.  These are all the normal thoughts we have when we are asked "are we prepared" but there is one major thing that I have thought about more than anything.  My uncle left this world very unexpectedly and this could happen to any of us but what if we had five minutes to say good bye.  What would you say to those you love the most?  It would have to be quick so you would have to choose your words wisely.  I want to share what I think I would say.  Then if you would like, post a response of what you would say to those you love the most.  So here goes.


To my wife Sara - You are my best friend and there is no other person that could ever make me any happier than I am now.  I Love you with all of my heart.  Thank you for being a great wife and an awesome Mom.  God has truly blessed me.  Sara I have to go away now so please take care of my kids.  Teach them to be Godly men and women, teach them to be respectful to others and teach them to Love like you have loved me. I will see you again soon but until then, know that I love you.


To my Son CJ - Son you are my little warrior.  You are everything that I was.  Listen up son because I don't have much time.  I have to go away.  I want you to be strong and take care of your mom and sister.  You are the man of the house now.  Son always be respectful to others.  Help others and be kind.  Stand your ground and stand up for what you believe in but also know when to back down when you are wrong.  Be humble.  Most important of all, Love God with all your heart and soul.  Know that he sent his son to die for you and you will be able to come to heaven one day.  There, I will be waiting for you.  I love you and want you to know that it was your birth that changed my life forever.  See ya soon.


To my Daughter Madison - You are my heart.  You stole my heart the day you were born.  You will always be my little princess and will always be the most beautiful girl in the world.  Never let anyone tell you different.  Madison I have to go away.  I have instructed your brother to take care of you and mom.  He is the man of the house now so please respect that.  But don't let him run over you either.  You guys will have to work as a team.  Madison I don't have much time so I want you to pay attention.  Be respectful to others.  Be kind, and give the same love you give me to others.  Love your God with all your heart and soul.  You are special to me and I will be waiting for you in heaven.  Until then, I love you Princess.


To my family - I love you all.  Get along with each other and cherish ever moment with each other.  You see in most cases we don't get this five minutes to say good bye.  So make sure you tell your loved ones how you feel every moment.  Don't hold back.  Don't let silly little differences keep you from speaking to your loved ones.  Like Jimmy, they could be gone with out warning.  Can you live with that guilt on your heart for the rest of your life?  I know I couldn't so settle your differences and tell them you love them.  Also make sure you except Jesus in your heart so that you can one day come to heaven too.


If you would like, post your five minutes of good byes.  Like I said, you probably will not have a chance to when the time comes.


God Bless Jay Matthews