The first time the fires occurred in San Diego I remember we were warned we might be evacuated. As a young girl I started stuffing everything I owned into my suitcase, trash bags, or anything that would carry my precious possessions of this world. I remember my parents walking into the room and telling me that I could not take everything with me. I could only take a small suitcase full of the necessities. How was I going to survive without these possessions and memories? Years later, I was watching the movie Leap Year. Amy Adams plays the role of the main character who is engaged to a guy obsessed with the things of the world. After her trip to Ireland she questions her relationship with her fiance. So she does what any rational love sick girl would do and pulls the fire alarm to see what is most important to him. At this point I was brought back to my experience as a young girl. I came to the obvious realization that:
The most important things in life are not things
Think about the obvious answers of what is most important: faith, love, my family, forgiveness. Notice
these are things Christ taught or attributes he had.
There will be a point in the future where we will pass on from this life. We will not take the things of the world with us. So the question left is what will you have when you pass on? I challenge you to use your time wisely in this world. Remember the important things in life. Your relationships
with others, your family, Gaining Christlike attributes. I promise you with all my heart as we remember the moments that matter most, our lives will be filled with depth, purpose, and peace. To those who are experiencing the effects of the fires in San Diego, you are in my thoughts and prayers. <3
