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You might think this post is a bit strange.  But if I say nothing, who will?

I have found myself considering the end of my life.  Where will I go to meet the Lord?  How long do I have left in this rotten place of sin?  How much longer must I be tested?  This is the reason for wondering about it.  How much longer can I expect to live?

So I looked up the stats on life expectancy in America.  I’m 58 this year.  When can I reasonably expect to go home?  My mom and dad lived into their early 80’s.  So genetically, I can expect to live quite a while longer.  Dang!  I was kind of hoping it would be less than a year or two.  Frankly, I would have been satisfied with a couple days.

I know I haven’t achieved much of anything, in the way of serving the Lord or men.  But I’m tired now.  The world is quickly disintegrating in this decade.  And I fear for man for what is surely to come in just a short couple years.

So how long are men living in America?  About 78 years, on average.  For those of us who hate math, that’s another 20 years for me.  Sigh.