I want to say that I'm not afraid of anything-but that isn't true. My biggest fear is insignificance. I'm afraid of living a life that doesn't matter. I'm afraid of leaving this earth just as I found it. I'm afraid of my life coming to an end and then realizing I haven't really been living.
When I say "really living" I don't mean having all this adventure, fun, fame and money. I don't think it has much to do with that. I believe living a significant life is filling your life full of things that will last forever. The stuff I mentioned before won't last forever. It will all be gone at the end of your life if not before.
What will last forever? Truth, grace, mercy, forgiveness, compassion. All things I love to receive but often struggle with handing out. As I look at them I realize they are all characteristics of the greatest one that I didn't list. Love. The source and perfect giver of all of these is of course God.
If I want to live a life of significance I need to fill it with these attitudes and actions. (Not doing so hot right now) Have I made someone else's life better? If so I have done something eternal. Therefore if I am living a life of significance there will be lots of people in my life. (Why am I avoiding new people?) People are the only part of this world that will last forever.
As I have typed this it has become obvious that I am not doing what is required to get what I desire. Yet I know what it is that is required to accomplish what I desire. So why don't I do what I know is required to accomplish my desires? Wow! I think I just read Romans 7:15-20 in the KMV.
Bottom line is if I want to live a life of significance I need to love others and do whatever I can to make their lives better by living in the image of Christ.
1 comment:
Kenny, you have been very significant. The man I love so very much would not be where he is today without you. You have been such a mentor to him. If it were not for the wonderful Christian men holding him up when he felt attacked from every direction, he would not be the man he is now. I thank you so much for not giving up on him. God has some amazing treasures stored up for you. Susan
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