My Journey from Fear of Death to Peace with God

Before I received eternal life I had a fear of dying. I did not obsess with this, but did often wonder "if I died, what would happen to me?"

This thought came into sobering focus when as a young teen I was standing in front of the casket of my best friend. He and his older brother were immediately killed in a horrific car accident late one night. Their joint funeral was one of my first to attend. I remember standing at the casket, looking at the body of my young friend and thinking, "where is he now?" Then this thought seized my mind: "Don, what would have happened to you if it was you in the casket instead? Where would you be?" The fear of death almost overwhelmed me.

Shortly after that time I received God's gift of Eternal Life.

Since I received this Gift of Eternal Life I no longer have that same fear of dying - though I am concerned about how I will die - because I know where I will be eternally after death.

Through my life I am sure I have had many "close calls" with death of which I was not aware, but some were very apparent. I remember one slippery winter day where a van from the oncoming direction lost control, spun around and hit my car head on. As I saw the van approach I remember tensing my muscles for the impact, but all the while experiencing an inner peace in the face of possible death.

Thankfully I was spared, and I could go to sleep that night with the assurance that if I would have died that day that I would immediately be in heaven with God for all Eternity. Want to know how YOU can have this same confident assurance of eternal life in heaven with God? Then click the link below: