Can you change your life in 24 hours?

I was at the movies recently and a trailer came on with that question showing all throughout the preview. The movie was about a guy who was given 24 hours of freedom before going to prison for the rest of his life. And, as you can tell, that got me thinking :) ....

But what do you think? If you were notified that you had 24 hours left to live...or 24 hours left of freedom...what would you do?

I'm sure a lot of folks would say things like "I'd go sky diving", or "Share my true feelings with the one I love", or even "Eat as much fried chicken as my body could handle". :) I'm not sure I'd particularly do that, but I'm sure some folks would. :)

There are two points that I got just from sittin and thinking about that question....mind if I share? Why thank ya'! :)

Point 1:In 24 hours, its a whole heck of a lot easier to wreck your life than change it for the better.
Or in other words, it takes only hours, minutes, seconds to make a mistake...but it could potentially take a whole lifetime to make up for it. For instance, when it comes to premarital sex: a few minutes of pleasure can lead to pregnancy, disease, death, and a lifetime of guilt. Breaking curfew or lying to loved ones can destroy trust that will take years to rebuild.

However, that being said...given 24 hours to change your life for the better, what would you do? Where would you begin? See, just because its harder to change your life for the better in a short amount of time, doesn't mean its impossible. We humans have a certain knack for performing under pressure. Athletes become famous for rising above the rest during critical moments of a game. And in school, many students tend to do their best work when they have to cram...am I right? I think I am. :) So given that, perhaps if we went into each day as if its all we have left, then we'd have a passion like no other to right the wrongs we've commited. And maybe, just maybe, there'll be a change. :)

This leads us to our 2nd point...

Point 2:We're really only guaranteed the day we've got, ya' know? This 24 hours.
So why shouldn't we live today like its our last??? Christ even told us this in Matthew 24:36-51.He reminded us that noone knows about the day or hour... Noone knows it...enough said. So if we get to tomorrow and realize we don't have tomorrow, what do we do? All I know is this: we won't get to tomorrow and come to that realization...so live, brothers and sisters!

Peace