Book of Ecclesiastes 2:18 states, “Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.”
We all have the desire to live. Unfortunately, we all die, although God has put eternity into our hearts. Ecclesiastes 3:11 highlights a God-given, innate desire for meaning and life beyond the temporary material world. Christians have a longing for eternal life with the Creator. I know I do.
In this temporary, material world we live, we each acquire liquid and material assets. Some a lot more than others, and when we die, we leave everything we have to our heirs, friends or whoever or whatever we choose to. If we leave no will, all of our assets go to the state in the event we have no heirs to claim them. In America, no matter what we have when we die, it all must go through a probate court once a death certificate is provided by the coroner’s office or funeral home. The only way to get around this is to give access to all bank accounts and put your heirs on title to property, etc.
A last will and testament, which is a recollection of all of one’s liquid and material assets is spelled out on paper along with who the deceased left their properties, bank accounts, corporation, intellectual properties, and material assets, such as automobiles, boats, furniture and personal belongings to. A decedent’s debts often have to be paid out of their estate. If a decedent dies without a will or a trust, there is no personal representitive for the person’s estate. Who gets what?
A last will and testament, or a trust is always a wise investment. It guarantees your wishes upon your death. It guarantees who and what inherits your “goods for all your hard work.”
Much Christian love always from Anne Fisher Foundation.