“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
II Corinthians 5:1 NKJV
Y.O.L.O. (Or YOLO) is a popular acronym that stands for You Only Live Once. The exact origin of the phrase is unclear, but derivations of it can be traced all the way back to Latin with carpe diem (“seize the day”). In the last decade it became popular once again due to rapper Drake’s use of it in his music. Regardless of who came up with it, the phrase is rather inaccurate for us as believers. We, in fact, don’t live only once.
As Paul writes in the verse above, we currently live in earthly houses or tents (our physical bodies). But one day, this tent will be destroyed. However, as believers, we know that our story doesn’t end there. We will live for eternity with God (John 3:16). In fact, the Bible even tells us that our true citizenship is in Heaven (Phil. 3:20). We not only live twice, but the second life, the best life, starts after this first one ends! So YDOLO may not sound as cool in a song or look as cool on a t-shirt. But even Drake knows that “God’s Plan” is the coolest one. #YDOLO