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?

Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety. -Proverbs 29:25

Do you ever let other people’s opinions paralyze you? I know I do. I have some huge dreams in my heart. Some of which I’m working on right now, behind the scenes, but can I be honest? It’s scary.

People tell me, “It can’t be done.” “You’re too young” “You’re too inexperienced.” The thoughts fill my head, “This is stupid. Nobody is going to care. People are going to laugh at me. People will be annoyed with me. People will criticize me. I’ll never be a success. I can’t do this.” I could go on and on.

When these thoughts come we have a choice to make: Become paralyzed, give up, and go back to living a mediocre life. Or press through, stand up, be bold, trust God, and go after the dreams in our hearts, no matter what!

Keith Moore often says  this and it encourages me, “I’m convinced that Keith is going to make it. I’m going  to run my race, I’m going to finish my course, I’m going to do what God called me to do.”We need to have that mentality. That no matter what, we’re going to make it!

He said, “When I was young and moved my family to Oklahoma to obey God, everybody told me why I shouldn’t go and that I was making a mistake. But 20 years later, I’m in a position to help them, and now they all come to me and pat me on the back and say, “You’ve done well Keith, you made the right decision, good job!.”

When you make bold decisions to go after the dreams God’s put in your heart, you’re going to make irrational decisions. You’re going to do things that people will say are a mistake. You’ll be afraid. You second guess yourself. My advice: Do it anyway.

Don’t let any-one’s opinion paralyze you from going after your dream. Get around people who believe in you. People that encourage you. Make the decision to everyday take one step toward your dream. Publish your blog post. Start writing your book. Plant a church. Start a business. Run a marathon. Dream big and go for it.

You won’t regret it and in the end, the people that criticized you, will pat you on the back and say, “Great Job! I knew you would be successful!”

Thoughts?