“a burden shared is a burden halved”, “a burden shared is a burden halved quote”, “a burden shared”, “a burden shared quote”,  “proverb on burden”. That are search terms people type into Google.

I find that especially “a burden shared is a burden halved” is at the top.

Lots of camper vans are coming through Kaitaia here in the north of New Zealand and I like to read what is written on them. “Sorted” was written on the one I saw today.

I also remember one camper van I saw in Auckland. “Still Restless” was written on the front and on the back.  A motorbike was tied to the back of the camper van also carrying the message: “STILL RESTLESS”

Not long after I became a true follower of the Lord Jesus Christ the Lord led me to a little congregation.  (In Bottrop/Germany)

Above the entrance door was written:

“COME TO ME,

ALL YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND BURDENED,

AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.”

Matthew 11:28

“Life is like a coin. You can spend it anyway you like. But you can only spend it once.”

What a message!

 When I read that today in one of the shop windows here in Kaitaia, in the north of New Zealand , I asked myself, “HOW DO I SPEND MY LIFE?”

(I think I have asked myself that question already several times in my life.)

I am looking into the past. How did I spend my life in the past?

I am looking at the present. How do I spend my life just now?

I am looking into the future and asking myself, “How am I going to spend my life in the future?”

LIFE IN THE PAST.

Once I was darkness. But now I am light. Thanks to the grace of God I started to live as a child of light at an early age. My life with the Lord Jesus Christ started in my teens. (Ephesians 5:8)

After attending a Bible school in Germany I worked in Thailand as a missionary (WEC INTERNATIONAL) for thirteen years. After doing more studies at the Bible College of New Zealand, as it was called at that time, I worked in Kaitaia and Kaikohe in New Zealand as a missionary.

AT THE PRESENT.

I am now retired and it is my desire to reach people with the Gospel through PERSONAL EVANGELISM. I am especially keen to get in touch with Germans, who come through Kaitaia. And there are a good number who are coming through. Tourists are keen to visit Cape Reinga, the top of this beautiful country.

IN THE FUTURE.

I have only one life and I want to spend it in the service of the Lord and I am waiting for his Second Coming.

C. T. Studd, the founder of WEC INTERNATIONAL, said, “ONLY ONE LIFE, ‘TWILL SOON BE PAST; ONLY WHAT’S DONE FOR CHRIST WILL LAST.”

Have you ever asked yourself the question, “How do I spend my life?”