Life
this may be long so bare with me
In his book "Dangerous Wonders", (which i highly recommend), Mike Yaconelli tells a story about his 4 year old son......
He talks about how when his son was 4 they had their first big snow of the year. It covered the entire yard. They began to get excited because it was going to be his son's first time experiencing snow.......So they got the video camera ready, his son was so excited that he could hardly stand it. Mike went ahead and went outside so that he could catch the first reaction......Then they opened the door and his son came out......first it was a shock as the cold air hit his body....and then the tingling sensation of the snow flakes falling on his face, it was breathtaking........soon though the excitement set in and the joy on his sons face was unexplainable............I wish that this could be the end of the story, a story of excitement & passion....but soon the son would grow up and lose the awe and wonder of that moment. God's creation was no longer breathtaking......
He also gives another illustration that really relates to my life. When I was a kid I loved Superman. I would actually get my moms towels and tie them around my neck. Then I would run around looking for things to jump off of because I thought I could fly! I take that back....I knew I could fly! Even though my mom and other people keep telling me, "YOU CAN'T FLY", I didn't believe them...I KNEW i could........but then a sad thing happened...I grew up. Soon "logic" and "reason" set in and i realized that no matter how hard i tried.. I couldn't fly.............
Doesn't this sound like life? Remember being a kid, how much you enjoyed life, how much fun you had......then we "grow up".......all of the sudden stress sets in, responsibilty sets in, we began to work, we become busy, all of the dreams we had as a child people began to tell us aren't realistic.............we stop believing that we can fly......
But this isn't the life that Jesus wants for us! John 10:10 says that God wants to give us a BETTER life than we ever imagined. God wants us to know that we can fly............
I don't know who is reading this but i do know that God wants you to have a better life than you ever imagined! What are you passionate about? if you had no limits, what would you do?......
DO IT! Don't let people, culture, the world, the church, or whoever tell you that you can't do it! YOU CAN! Follow your dreams and don't stop until you achieve them....
Maybe your reading this and you feel like nothing is happening in life...your not sure what your dream is. I want to encourage you to look down deep. Think like a child. What are you passionate about? What gets you excited? God works out of the desires of our heart....Maybe thats why Jesus said to become like little children....to rediscover your passion, and have the faith to know you can do it..........
Don't settle. Don't settle for a mediocre life, don't settle for mediocre relationships, DON'T SETTLE!! Pursue a life of passion and a life that is....Better than you ever imagined!
Josh
In his book "Dangerous Wonders", (which i highly recommend), Mike Yaconelli tells a story about his 4 year old son......
He talks about how when his son was 4 they had their first big snow of the year. It covered the entire yard. They began to get excited because it was going to be his son's first time experiencing snow.......So they got the video camera ready, his son was so excited that he could hardly stand it. Mike went ahead and went outside so that he could catch the first reaction......Then they opened the door and his son came out......first it was a shock as the cold air hit his body....and then the tingling sensation of the snow flakes falling on his face, it was breathtaking........soon though the excitement set in and the joy on his sons face was unexplainable............I wish that this could be the end of the story, a story of excitement & passion....but soon the son would grow up and lose the awe and wonder of that moment. God's creation was no longer breathtaking......
He also gives another illustration that really relates to my life. When I was a kid I loved Superman. I would actually get my moms towels and tie them around my neck. Then I would run around looking for things to jump off of because I thought I could fly! I take that back....I knew I could fly! Even though my mom and other people keep telling me, "YOU CAN'T FLY", I didn't believe them...I KNEW i could........but then a sad thing happened...I grew up. Soon "logic" and "reason" set in and i realized that no matter how hard i tried.. I couldn't fly.............
Doesn't this sound like life? Remember being a kid, how much you enjoyed life, how much fun you had......then we "grow up".......all of the sudden stress sets in, responsibilty sets in, we began to work, we become busy, all of the dreams we had as a child people began to tell us aren't realistic.............we stop believing that we can fly......
But this isn't the life that Jesus wants for us! John 10:10 says that God wants to give us a BETTER life than we ever imagined. God wants us to know that we can fly............
I don't know who is reading this but i do know that God wants you to have a better life than you ever imagined! What are you passionate about? if you had no limits, what would you do?......
DO IT! Don't let people, culture, the world, the church, or whoever tell you that you can't do it! YOU CAN! Follow your dreams and don't stop until you achieve them....
Maybe your reading this and you feel like nothing is happening in life...your not sure what your dream is. I want to encourage you to look down deep. Think like a child. What are you passionate about? What gets you excited? God works out of the desires of our heart....Maybe thats why Jesus said to become like little children....to rediscover your passion, and have the faith to know you can do it..........
Don't settle. Don't settle for a mediocre life, don't settle for mediocre relationships, DON'T SETTLE!! Pursue a life of passion and a life that is....Better than you ever imagined!
Josh
posted by Josh @ 10:21 AM
1 Comments:
At 11:13 PM,
Laura said…
That was awesome Josh. Its exactly what i needed to hear and it was such an encouragement. Thanks. Its really motivating.
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