Teeth-grinding Living?
“You’ll never be successful if you’re not excited about what you’re doing; we’re not put here to grind our teeth.” –Ken Blanchard
Boy, do I believe this one! God did not wire us a certain way to live in drudgery and unfulfillment. He promises abundant life. That abundant life comes from living a vocation and other life-pursuits that are in your strength and passion zone. It’s hard to have a positive impact on others when your daily life isn’t even impacting yourself positively. And I believe living for something higher than one’s self is the greatest pursuit and drives a satisfying life-purpose. Got passionate purpose?
The Desired End Result of a Bad Experience
Numbers 23:23, “People will look and say….’What a great thing God has done!’”
I want these words said as the end result of every trial in my life. The only way to get those words said is through my godly response to the less-than-desired experience–showing how grateful I am for the lessons learned in it, giving God glory in showing how He intervened and took care of me, responding without destructiveness (but with hope instead) to those around me or myself.