Planning my funeral

I was listening to “God Is Here” by Martha Munizzi and it is one of those songs that make me want to plan my funeral. Not that I’m thinking of dying anytime soon but there are just some songs that make me feel like planning my funeral. Another is “In Christ Alone” by Stuart Townsend.

The thought of dying used to scare me a lot until I read “The Shack” by Paul Young (and that is not an invitation for Satan & friends to bargain with God for my death) but now I sort of think that if God allows it then it is probably for the good of the everyone/everything else.

What are the pros or cons to me dying?
Pros
1. Death in service benefits for my listed beneficiaries
2. Someone gets my job / better job security for my colleagues
3. No more worries (for me)

Cons
1. Loved ones will miss me (I can count on my oldest niece to miss me)
2. Purpose in life not completed – not sure I have even started
3. No descendants (for me)

I think I will be ready to go when I have converted the cons to pros. For example:

• my loved ones may miss me but it would be a pro if they had the understanding & confidence that I had gone to meet my God and was in a better place. And that they must walk with God in order to be re-united with me.
• my purpose / mission in life has been identified and actions taken to fulfil it or for others to carry on with it
• descendants!!! I guess if it is part of my purpose / mission… No way, I can’t finish that – I want to get married someday. Somewhere in the bible it says to every living thing, God will give a mate. I still want mine.