One Chance

Still trying to detox from Catalyst a few weeks ago and want to share some of the nuggets from each speaker. Joel Houston from Hillsong shared a powerful quote:

"Remembering that you're going to die is the best way to avoid the trap that you've got something to lose."

You know who said that? The late Steve Jobs. We've all got a limited amount of time on earth for our impact to be shared and felt. We worry about risk and worry about what we might lose if we go out on a limb. But we only get one chance.

I thrive on risk and taking chances, because I want to see God move in mighty ways. How sad it is when the Church forgets how to takes chances, or worse, knows what it looks like but just refuses to do it. Risk for risk's sake is dumb. And, the purpose of life is not to take risk. The power of the statement from Jobs is that we have to understand that we should use every ounce of life we've got to accomplish our personal mission. For those of us that call ourselves children of the Most High God, that means living out His mission.

I recently heard someone say that if you can think about your eulogy and what you want said at it, it would sure help you understand how to live your life. That's essentially the message hear. That eulogy is coming 10, 30, 40, 50 or 70 years from now. Will you have spent every ounce of life you had during your time on earth? I hope so. And I hope there's some risk in there, too.