I Get It!

Have you ever thought about what makes us successful? Better yet - significant? I find myself going on 40 years old in a couple of years. Time seems to be progressing faster than my dreams. I mean let's "get real" for a moment. Most of us have dreams, goals, and desires. I think most of us want to feel like our lives counted for something which brings us to this most important question... What is living? What is success? What is significance? I would love to build a large church and reach thousands. I think that's a good goal. I would like to provide a good living for my wife and boys and make all their dreams come true. I have friends who've done well for themselves and their work ethic is to be appreciated and I share that like passion. But is all the sacrificing we make for these good goals really what success and signifance is all about? I mean there's nothing wrong with those things, but when we breathe our last breath how much will that really matter to us? I recently attended a funeral of a woman I didn't know. All I know is that she was 27 and left behind a husband and 5 year old son and the baby that she was delivering didn't make it as well. I fought back tears as I watched that husband's heart break for the wife he would never hold again. I've stood across from a friend of mine, Kenny, who recently has been by the bedside of his young wife who had a brain aneurysm. He looked at me and said, "I'll never work more than 40 hours again. She's the most important thing in my life other than God." If you have to work a lot this is not to put you on a guilt trip. I just want to challenge you to search out the heart of this issue. I just spent a wonderful evening with my wife and boys. Nothing special-- just sitting around the table eating grilled burgers and talking about what the kid down the street did. I watched as my pretty little wife helped my boys with their plates. In that 'insignificant moment' I felt 'significant'. I felt as if I was successful. I felt blessed. I know one day I will have a large church. I know God will give me the ability to reach the lost. I am confident in the blessings of God, but even if none of that happened I Get It! Don't you love those "get it" moments? I got to throw the football with my little boys that won't be little for long and felt as if I achieved greatness, because I did! I get it! God has blessed me with the most precious and most costly thing - it's called "Life". It's not just my life He's blessed me with, but with theirs. I have the opportunity to help shape their lives - watch them grow - help them be men - help her to let go. I get to grow old with her and change with her. I get to be there for them right before they say "I do." I get to kiss her for the rest of my life! How awesome is that?! If I am there at those moments - what an achievement! If I say and do the right thing - how significant is that?! So with all you're doing - are you really doing what matters most? Are you living a significant life? Don't know? Ask your spouse. Ask your kids. I hope this helps you to have one of those "I Get It" moments in your life.



Peace & God's Love