Ecclesiastes 8:8 No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, and no one has power in the day of death. There is no release from that war, and wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it.

There was a show I watched as a young man call Fear Factor. People faced fears that were common to man such as snakes, spiders and of all things, worms. People would sign up for this to win a sum of money in this contest of will. It was mesmerizing at times to see the lengths people would go to win, and on the opposite side of the argument the lengths they would go not to face certain obstacles. But the number one fear everyone will face, show or no show, is death.

Solomon wrote on this greatly in the book of Ecclesiastes. People like to be in control. Really this is a perception, but the perception is real in some people’s eyes. But truly we have no control over death. We try to eat healthy, exercise and watch our weight. But in the end, death gets us all. So, should we spend our lives fretting over this inevitability that we will never change? Perhaps some will, but this is a waste of the priceless time we have.

Life should be spent dealing with the important things. The most important is working out our faith with fear and trembling. The need to learn more about our Creator and His willingness to die for us. Then after this, we should lead our families to Jesus and then friends. If we succeed in this, then there are our neighbors and complete strangers. This life is not a test run so much as a testing ground to build our relationship and faith with Christ. But the first step in this is to actually know Christ. Not with a head knowledge, but with a heart knowledge.