Losing my Mind

Fortunately, I have not had to deal with Alzheimer's, but there was one realization I came to that comforted ME and helped me better deal with my dad as he suffered from spells of dementia in his declining year. 

I would stop by his assisted living apartment each evening on the way home from work.  Often he would tell me about his day "in the woods" - he had been a forester.  At first I would try to correct him and tell him he had really been here in his apartment all day and not in the woods -- but the next day, he had been working in the woods again. 

One day God broke through my dense skull - "I am with him wherever he goes." 

Then, I knew he was in good hands, and I didn't try to correct him any more. 

Seeing him like this was more difficult than I ever expected, and I can imagine how much more terrible Alzheimer's is.  We don't know the road God has planned for us, but we can, beforehand, KNOW that He will never leave us and never forsake us (Heb 13:5).  That is a comfort for us as well as our families.

Purpose of Life is NOT Death

Many non-Christians, but surprisingly many Christians too, make an assumption I think is false: God's purpose in giving life is just about people getting to heaven. In other words, God is just trying to get back as many of the souls He gave out as He can. Already starting to sound a little strange, isn't it? I think saving souls is certainly important, but that is NOT the most important thing. Simply put, the purpose of life is not death. The purpose of life is to glorify God and we do so both by making wise choices to acknowledge Him and obey Him. Those who make bad choices end up glorifying God and showing His wisdom and His judgment. Look at Pharaoh. Here is a sample pro-abortion argument where this misunderstanding comes into play.