A Sudden Goodbye

I was holding her the whole time. Couldn't let her leave my sight. I whispered to her my words of love as I felt the pain in her eyes. She was fighting to stay. She tried as I held her tight till her very last. 

It was a sudden goodbye. 

The first time I saw her, I knew I wanted to keep her. It didn't take long for us to make a special bond. How she warmed my heart each time she would run to me with such excitement. I wanted to hold her just a bit longer. I wanted to call her name and see her adorable eyes open one last time. But it's time to let go.

With every minute passing by, a loved one could be dying. Makes every second so precious. And after losing someone so dear comes the question, Have I done enough to show my love?

I think of the lost souls who could have received eternal life but died without hearing about Him, the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6). I think of those who have lost all the will to live and chose to die without knowing Him, the glorious Hope (Colossians 1:27). I think of how many of them I could have pulled out of the Fire (Jude 23).

Am I doing enough?

Do I care enough for their lost soul? God did. God loved us so much that He gave His all (John 3:16). He sent His Son into the world to die so that we could have a life in Him. Risen from the grave, Jesus Christ conquered death, proof that in Him is eternal life.

There's grief when losing a loved one. But having regret for not taking the chance to tell them the love of God through the Gospel while they can still be saved is heartbreaking and tragic.

Is there enough time? 

Kia
8/17/22 - 10/24/22

It's too soon to say goodbye. But now that we parted ways, she will be remembered as a beautiful memory and her paw prints will forever stay in my heart.