Think a minute…On this journey of life, do you sometimes feel like pulling over and parking? You feel like you’ve done enough, worked enough, and learned enough. It’s time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride to the end. But “The problem with doing nothing is you never know when you’re finished.” When we pull over and park, we go nowhere and stop short of experiencing all that life has for us.
One parking place we might stop at is what we think are our weaknesses and lack of abilities. This is because we compare ourselves to others who have certain abilities we do not have. But we must realize that we have our own special strengths and abilities. You and I must learn to accept ourselves with our own physical appearance, personality, and talents. No one is completely disabled! We each have something very important that we can be and do in this world which no one else can. This is why others actually need you to make the most of your assets and abilities, so you add your contribution and help to their lives.
A second parking place that many of us stop at is our failures. Yet we all have failed, so join the club! Simply learn from it and be wiser next time. “We only truly fail when we stop trying.” It’s so simple, yet so true: “A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.”
The final place where many of us park in life is by our successes. In 1899, after the U.S. Patent Office had given over 600,000 patents, it made this statement: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.”They could not have been more wrong! Think of all the inventions since 1899: airplanes, radio, television, the computer, the Internet, the microchip, smart phones—just to name a few. And inventions continue to be made every single day! Just because you have achieved a little success in life does not mean that is all you can achieve. “Some people think they’re in the groove when they’re really in a rut.” You will never know all you could have done in life unless you keep going and growing.
For whatever reason, if you have given up and stopped reaching for more in your life, you can change that today. Right now, you can ask Jesus to forgive you for failing to live the way you know you should. Then ask Him to help you with His power so you can start fully living His way every day. It is only then that you can move forward to truly live His awesome plan for your life. Just think a minute…