"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
-Steve Jobs
If you're like me, there have been many opportunities arise in your life and the only "logical" answers your half-witted mind could come up with was "Ehhh... not today! I've got things to do," "I'm not doing that. That seems too risky. No way that would ever work out," or maybe it's just "Someday I will, but i feel my life needs to be more stable."
Don't you just hate having to grow up? So many responsibilities! I loved being a little kid and not having to worry about going to work, pay bills, or even my love life. The only thing I was ever concerned about was when I got to go out and play. But unfortunately, grown up life isn't that easy.
I don't know how many times when I was a little girl I got in trouble for procrastinating on what my mom had asked me to do. She would always say "You don't do it when you feel like doing it. Do it when I asked you to." Well believe it or not, this is what we're doing in God's eyes.
Today's chapter is all about putting away the "Someday" notion. Stop Procrastinating in life. Make every moment count...for good! A lot of the time, we are so afraid to step out of our boundaries because we're afraid of getting hurt, judgement, looking stupid, or even getting your heart broken. But when we do this, we are missing out on the life that God has intended us to have. He has created such an amazing life for us, but we just don't listen.
"Make it Last for Life"
- If you were certain your life would end in a few weeks, what would be your biggest regret? Why?
- In what area of your life are you suffering from the Someday Syndrome? Realize that TODAY is your Someday.
For the past week, I've been reading through the books of Joshua and Judges in the Old Testament. I'm not sure who all has really read the Old Testament but it's pretty harsh. I honestly had to sit down with my dad and ask, "Why is he being so mean and sending people to go kill?" You wanna know what his answer was? Well good because I'm going to tell you. He said "That's because God is a jealous God. All of those other people in the town that they were going to slay, were putting other idols before God. They did things the way they wanted to and didn't look to him." Thank goodness he sent his perfect son Jesus to die for MY sins, for MY imperfectness... because there is no way I would have made it past the age of around 5...when I became accountable for my actions. So to answer question 1, My answer would be missing out on all the God has had to offer me, but I just rejected what he had to say.
Its time to get back on track. Stop living the life you want to live! And stop saying "Someday I'll change or get around to it." It may be fun for now, but there are much bigger and better things out there when you start living your life in accordance with him. Now this step is going to ask for a lot of Faith. For those of you who don't know what Faith is, Faith is "the strong and unshakable belief in something, especially without proof or evidence." (World English Dictionary) Stop settling for less than what your life was made for. It doesn't have to be anything drastic, but even the smallest start helps. I know many of you have heard, 'Kindness is contagious,' and it's nothing short from the truth.
Stand up for what God is asking you to do and how to act. You may think you look ridiculous, but when you take a step back, those people that are looking down on you or judging you are actually the ones that look moronic. And you never know, you standing up for what you believe in could actually change the decisions of entire group.
"Make it Count Moment"
Are you doing anything in your life right now that requires Faith? If not, then why? Are you looking from God's perspective or from everyone elses?
"Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad."
2 Corinthians 5: 6-10 (NIV)
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