Do Something!
...Live purposefully... Ephesians 5:15
Are you easily swayed by what others say and do,or do you have a plan and stick with it? Are you doing what you love, or just doing things out of mindless routine? Mark Twain said, 'The secret of success is to make your vocation your vacation.' In other words, love what you do and do what you love! Many of us never get around to fulfilling God's purpose for our lives because we're so busy keeping everybody happy. This world is filled with people who think they know what you should be doing with your life. No, it's your life, and when you stand before God He won't ask anybody else about it except you!
Are you courageous enough to follow your heart rather than the crowd? Are you focused,even when many voices try to draw you away from your purpose? An interesting phenomenon occurs when you have no strong convictions or clear purpose of your own; you tend to get irritated with those who do. The term 'whatever' seems to be especially popular these days. While we must always strive to live in harmony and to consider other people's feelings and viewpoint, God's Word condemns complacency, indifference and an unwillingness to stand up for what we know is right. We need to be intentional. We can't just stand around waiting to see what everyone else is going to do, then follow the crowd. There are basically two kinds of people: those who wait for something to happen, and those who make things happen. Don't say, 'I wish they would do something about this problem.' You are they - do something!
I wanted to share this with you all because last week I wrote a blog called
It doesn't have to make sense to anybody as long as it makes sense to you-MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY
In the blog I talked about how some people (family members included) are discouraging you during these tough economic times because they feel like you are wasting your time doing Real Estate when they should be the ones encouraging you. So I just wanted to remind you all to please be encouraged. I have to always encourage myself too everyday because it is very,very hard. We have to encourage one other because that is the only way that we can survive this and weather this economic disaster. Be encouraged.
DO SOMETHING -MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY!
Lanre,
you words ring so true. tough times make tough people.
Love this post Lanre! You speak the truth. That's why Active Rain is so important to so many of us. Unfortunately most of us will not get the encouragement we need in the people around us.
One of my favorite quotes - we must BE the change we want to see in the world! Thanks for the motivation. I've got to check in on you more often!