"The Christian, even here on earth, must accustom himself to live the heavenly life; in fasting, in renunciation, in prayer, love, meekness, gentleness, patience, courage, and mercy. How hard will the hour of death be to the man who in his lifetime made his idols of money, or food and drink, or earthly honours!"
St. John of Kronstadt
There is no time ahead. There is only now. And now is the only chance to come to God.

Micah 7:8 ...Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

St. Julian of Toledo explains prophetic action
«Question: How is it that Isaiah says: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (Is. 61:1), and how is it that it is believed that the other prophets, whether Simeon or Zechariah, announced what was to happen by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, given that in the Gospel it is said: The Spirit had not yet been sent to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been glorified (Jn. 7:39)?

Answer: Certainly the ancient patriarchs and prophets did not announce what was to happen without the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. What the Gospel says: The Spirit had not yet been sent to anyone (Jn. 7:39), this is what it means: that abundance of the grace of the Spirit had never before been granted to anyone to the same extent that it was granted later, when the apostles, having gathered together in one place, spoke the tongues of all peoples (cf. Acts 2:4-13) and thus in the symbol of the tongues of all peoples the future Church was announced.»