Stop What You're Doing Right Now!
I mean it!
Os Guinness once wrote about an
overachiever with no clear purpose:
“As you know, I have been very
fortunate in my career and I've made a lot of money—far more than I
ever dreamed of. Far more than I could ever spend, far more than my
family needs.” The speaker was a prominent businessman at a
conference near Oxford University. The strength of his determination
and character showed in his face, but moment's hesitation betrayed
deeper emotions hidden behind the outward intensity.
A single tear rolled slowly down his
well-tanned cheek. “To be honest, one of my motives for making so
much money was simple—to have the money to hire people to do what I
don't like doing.”
“But there's one thing I've never
been able to hire anyone to do for me: find my own sense of purpose
and fulfillment. I'd give anything to discover that”
Life can be long, friends, when you
don't know why you're here.
Write down a life mission statement, as
Dave Kraft charges in his book“Leaders Who Last” (I also received
similar instruction from Ravi Zacharias years ago).
Here are some guidelines:
- It should be biblically based
- Short enough to put on a t shirt
- Impactful enough to last the rest of your life
- Stirring enough to compel you each day.
I've been tinkering with mine, I think
I have it:
To use the key of creativity to unlock
the God-given potential in people.
I encourage you to take some time out
today to pray, seek God and write some things down that you're
passionate about and how you'd like to make an impact for the Kingdom
of Heaven. Then prayerfully work it out. You'll be glad you did.
With God's help, go and do fulfill your
purpose!
In Him,
Jean-Marc
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