We All Kick The Bucket

In recent years, people have jumped on the bandwagon to create bucket lists. What is a bucket list one might ask? Basically, an individual would create a list that would consist of all of the activities, dreams, and desires he or she would like to accomplish before death or before they “kick the bucket”. I love the idea of the bucket list because it pushes people to live passionately in life. People use their bucket list as a launch pad for sky diving, a trip around the world, or taking a photography class at a local college. There are many dreams or goals that get lost in this thing we call life. The bucket list captures the things we love or would like to try and puts them into our life’s purpose.

As Christians we should be just as intent on our bucket list as the world. We should desire to live life with passion, purpose, and enjoyment. Most see the Christian life as being monotonous and boring. We should have the most exciting life of all people. Not only can we sky diving, save for a trip around the world, but we have many other items to be added in. Let’s take a look at a few.
1.       We should live a life holy and acceptable to God. (Romans 12:1)
2.       We should take care of widows and orphans. (James 1:27)
3.       We should proclaim the good news. (Isaiah 61:1)
4.       We should bind up the broken hearted. (Isaiah 61:1)
5.       We should bring freedom to the captive. (Isaiah 61:1)
6.       We should lay hands on the sick in order for them to be healed. (Mark 16:17-18)

And, the list goes on. I know, I know. It’s a lot. We have all of these things that we want to do and then we have a whole list of things that we HAVE to do. Let’s just sum the entire bucket list up in two verses. First, we must love the Lord with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. Second, we must love our neighbors as ourselves. (Mark 12:29-31) Whether we need to see ten (10) items on the list or we can take care of all with just two (2), we have to be committed to check off our Christian bucket list. Let’s agree that when we are truly living out THIS bucket list, our passions, desires, and dreams will ALL come true.

Kasey Scott
Kasey is currently a high school English teacher, whose students are young ladies who are substance dependent and incarcerated. Kasey has a passion to reach into the lives of girls in desperate situations and show them the Hope that is available in Jesus Christ. She also is the VP and Director of Curriculum Design for Edvance Services, an educational services company she co-founded with her husband.