To sinful patterns of behavior that never get confronted and changed,
Abilities and gifts that never get cultivated and deployed –
Until weeks become months
And months become years,
And one day you’re looking back on a life of
Deep intimate gut-wrenchingly honest conversations you never had;
Great bold prayers you never prayed,
Exhilarating risks you never took,
Sacrificial gifts you never offered
Lives you never touched,
And you’re sitting in a recliner with a shriveled soul,
And forgotten dreams,
And you realize there was a world of desperate need,
And a great God calling you to be part of something bigger
Than yourself-
Your see the person you have become but did not;
You never followed your calling.
You never got out of the boat.
To live a life unfulfilled is perhaps my greatest fear – to stand before my Maker and see what might have been had I forgotten about myself and turned my eyes on Him.
And of course, my realization of this only makes me more aware of my shortcomings.
The question is, what do I do about it? I could try to make every effort humanly possible to live each and every day with purposeful & passionate intent, but I have made those resolutions before, only to see them dissipate in a few days. I know my heart is right and that my soul craves to be led by Almighty Christ, therefore I must relinquish all the holds me back from experiencing the Holy and powerful Spirit of God which will transform me into a new creation – one that lives with a God-given purpose. That is my deepest and most sincere prayer. An honest assessment of where I am but more importantly where I want to be. I am believing that NOW is the time and that He is calling me into a deeper & more personal relationship with Him. I just need to take that step of faith when the opportunity presents itself.
Abilities and gifts that never get cultivated and deployed –
Until weeks become months
And months become years,
And one day you’re looking back on a life of
Deep intimate gut-wrenchingly honest conversations you never had;
Great bold prayers you never prayed,
Exhilarating risks you never took,
Sacrificial gifts you never offered
Lives you never touched,
And you’re sitting in a recliner with a shriveled soul,
And forgotten dreams,
And you realize there was a world of desperate need,
And a great God calling you to be part of something bigger
Than yourself-
Your see the person you have become but did not;
You never followed your calling.
You never got out of the boat.
To live a life unfulfilled is perhaps my greatest fear – to stand before my Maker and see what might have been had I forgotten about myself and turned my eyes on Him.
And of course, my realization of this only makes me more aware of my shortcomings.
The question is, what do I do about it? I could try to make every effort humanly possible to live each and every day with purposeful & passionate intent, but I have made those resolutions before, only to see them dissipate in a few days. I know my heart is right and that my soul craves to be led by Almighty Christ, therefore I must relinquish all the holds me back from experiencing the Holy and powerful Spirit of God which will transform me into a new creation – one that lives with a God-given purpose. That is my deepest and most sincere prayer. An honest assessment of where I am but more importantly where I want to be. I am believing that NOW is the time and that He is calling me into a deeper & more personal relationship with Him. I just need to take that step of faith when the opportunity presents itself.
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