So we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do. -II Thess 1:11

Have you ever had a dream in your heart to be something, but you never told anyone? Or maybe you never started to work on your dream because you didn’t know if you would be any good at it, so you put your dream on hold.

You want so desperately to be a leader, a writer, a speaker, a singer, a church staff member, a church planter, entrepreneur, fill in the blank  _______, but nobody has ever told you that you should be that, so you backed out. We dream. We fear. We give up. Repeat.

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What do people from before the 1900′s have in common? Answer: They are no longer here.

Billions of people have come in and passed through this world. They are no longer here. They are gone…forever. No second chances.  Game over. No going back and pursuing dreams, no going back and fixing relationships, no mulligans.

This life isn’t forever. We’ll be gone in the blink of an eye. The Bible says our life is like a vapor, here for one second, and gone the next. I read this quote often because it inspires me to live my life on purpose:

“This is the only time in history when I get to fight for God. This is the only part of my eternal story when I’m actually in the battle.”

So…

Stop waiting to pursue your dreams, go after them, the money and resources will come when you step out.

Stop waiting to fix relationships, other than God, they’re the most important thing you’ve got.

Stop waiting to do something, life is to short not to produce great work.

Stop waiting to live, too many people die way before they die physically because they give up.

Stop waiting to go after God, He is the source of everything, including your life.

Stop waiting to do something great for God, you can change the world.

Because before you know it, this game will be over.

What are your thoughts on this?

Laura got me one of the greatest gifts someone could ever give to me. She gave me a MacBook Pro! It’s awesome! I love it already and I’ve barely used it!

However, it’s not one of the greatest gifts ever because it’s a MAC, or because it’s a lap top, or because it was expensive. It’s the greatest gift because of what she communicated to me when she gave it to me.

When Laura gave me the MacBook,  she said, “D (what she calls me), I love you so much. I believe in you. I want you to have the best of the best to do your work with. I believe in you. I believe in your hopes and dreams.”

That is a priceless gift my friends. To have someone believe in you and your dream and be willing to stand behind you, support you, and invest in you.

The greatest gift Laura’s ever given me wasn’t a lap top, but her belief in me.

What are you doing to invest in the dreams of others?

How often do you stand behind and support the dreams of others?

Those are two of the greatest gifts you can ever give someone. There is no price tag you can put on them.

Who in your life can you give these priceless gifts to?

Thoughts?