Bounce Back

The quality of resilience is a must for anyone seeking significance. The crashing waves of life will always beat against us this side of eternity. We have to develop a resistance against this undesirable fact. Bouncing back from a huge letdown is difficult at first, but the more we are able to learn, adjust, and adapt, the stronger we become. Just think of yourself as one of those old school rubber balls. Even though you hit the ground from time to time, you will always bounce back. Make that a lifestyle mantra.

The Slow Road is Often the Best One

Something that I have come to appreciate as of late is the slow road. While, it is not as enjoyable as being in the fast lane, it has a way of making you mature. Slow cooked blessings are the best for the soul and tend to outweigh the quick fix meals many of us often crave. Even though I want to move faster, a relaxed pace enables me to learn more and get a greater sense of my purpose for being on the road anyway. If you want to be significant, you can't rush the process.

How Desire Is Intelligently Used To Catapult Us

Some new information hit me like a ton of bricks regarding how desire is used as a catapult for those who posses it. Any great thing that has been done, by anyone, anywhere is because someone had a desire to see it done. Desire is the fuel that is needed to accomplish anything of true significance. Why is that? Because the conflict of life has so many unexpected setbacks, changes, and opposing winds that it takes the flame of desire to counteract and override these discouraging factors. Desire is a gift that God places in people because He knows the challenges we will face as we climb the mountains of destiny, purpose, and His ultimate will for our lives. He knew that we would need a force greater than those that we face in order for us to make it to our destined points. Without desire, we will lose the will to fight and forge forward toward the vision He has placed in our hearts. The cool thing is that God uses these opposing forces to strengthen and mold our character so that we properly handle the rewards that our "outrages" and spectacular God-given desires allow us to accomplish. Though it's painful at times, once we we see the fruit of our desire along with all the fulfillment, satisfaction, and responsibility that it brings, we will be so thankful for the character weight training that He puts us through.

3 Reasons Why You May Be Afraid To Pursue Your Vision (Read Time: 81 seconds)

Many of us have an innate desire within us to do something significant with our lives. Within that many, there are several of us who have an expectation for what that significance should look like. I will venture to say that this is a vision placed within us. Yet, I have found that the vast majority of people never pursue their vision, or at least never put a decent amount of effort into it. Three reasons come to mind on why you and I may be tempted to not go after the God-given vision within us:

1) Fear of Failure- there is the human tendency to play it safe. A lot of people believe that failure means the end, but the truth is that you only fail when you quit. Mistakes, setbacks, and disappointments are actually very useful teachers depending on our outlook.
2) Criticism- Most people don't like critics or the feeling of their efforts being judged. So to spare ourselves the pain of hearing how great we are not, we stay in the background. The messed up part is that we also begin to criticize others who are bold enough to step out on their vision. Some criticism is very useful depending on the source, and the motives of the ones who give it.
3) No Example to Follow- Chances are that the vision that you have is very unique. True, there is nothing new under the sun, but you may envision a totally different version of what once was. It's scary to try to create something and there is no existing template. But if you act on your vision despite having no clear model, you will be a pioneer and an example to many others who are to follow in your footsteps.