When Ernestine retired she had no insight that she would receive the diagnosis of Stage IV cancer. But she did. We are not heavenly angels but earthen vessels. God chooses vessels and prepares and shapes them over time by reproof and correction. Beauty’s Beast is a story of the journey chosen for Ernestine. God chooses our test. He chooses and He decides without our permission. He is God; the Author and Finisher of our faith! Ernestine was God’s chosen vessel. There wasn’t a multiple choice or true and false questionnaire involved. She wasn’t given the opportunity to refuse the test or to recommend someone else. This test had Ernestine’s name all over it. Life is too short. Tomorrow is not promised. The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow, so live and appreciate the life you have been given today. “Teach us to number our days, which we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12″