The other day I stumbled across a song by Colin Hay. That name may not immediately sound familiar but for anyone who grew up in the 1980s, it is a blast from the past. 

Colin Hay is a Scottish-Austrailan musican, who was the lead singer for the Austailian band  "Men at Work."  If you grew up in the 80s you have probably seen their music videos more times that you'd like to remember. It seems like MTV played "Men at Work" around the clock.

I stumbled across Colin Hay and listened to a more recent song of his entitled, "Waiting for my real life to begin." One of the verses goes something like this, "Open up your heart – Let the light shine in – Don't you understand? I already have a plan – I'm waiting for my real life to begin." 

I thought about those lyrics. As Christians, we are waiting for our real life to begin. This is not all there is. In fact, this is only a microscopic part of all there is … The Bible says that this life is like a "breath" or a vapor.  James 4:14 says, "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."

I would venture to guess this is not anyone's life verse. You probably don't have this verse crocheted on a pillow or posted on your refrigerator. We don't like to be reminded that our life is all too quickly passing by. The harsh reality is that this life, this "vapor" is just getting us ready for something else ... something better! 

This is all just a dress rehearsal folks. We're just down here practicing for eternity! The only thing that truly matters in this life is what we have done for Christ. Only those things will last on into eternity.  

So while you're waiting for you real life to begin, make your vapor count!