Face up to life

LIFE is not always easy and only the consistently persistent can make headway in life.

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” Thomas Paine

You must face up to life to make your life count. Life is not easy but not impossible. You need not be a prophet to see the myriads of problems that bedevil this world which we live in. The media daily and ceaselessly brings to the   fore   and   bombards   us   with   the   reality   of   wars,   economic   downturns, poverty, famine, natural disasters, suffering and crime. The outlook is that of gloom and doom and most people get swept away by the fierce tide of life. Countless people are focused and consumed with trying to make ends meet -survival is their primary preoccupation.

Many lives have been sentenced to a lifetime of insignificance. They are so enmeshed with survival that the thought of making their lives count does not even cross their minds. They will rather be led than be the leader on whose table the buck ends. They will rather follow than be the one to give direction. They would rather consume than be the producer. They are concerned about their primary constituency only – the constituency of self preservation and survival.   Consequently   most   people   live   a   tragic   life,   passing   through   life without registering any appreciable impact.

The   radical   approach   to   living   a   life of   significance   is   to   swim   upstream, swimming against the tide. If you are going to make any impact with your life you must not conform to the general approach of the majority. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan

You are alive on a mission, a mission to affect, influence and impact lives. You are alive to make a difference. You are not to just spend time here on earth but you are alive to leave indelible marks on the sands of time. You are alive to make history. You are not just to pass through history but to make history. At the end of your life you should not just be history but must have made history.

You have not been called to conform but to transform your environment. You have been called to influence your society. You have not been called to be swallowed up by the environment but to give direction. You have been called to stand   out.   You   are   designed   to   live   a   life   of   significance   and   to   register maximum impact.

Now, more than ever before is the time to face up to life and be determined to make a difference. If you unduly focus on the state of things you will lose heart and vegetate and surrender to live a mediocre, unfulfilled life. Looking down will get you down but looking up will help you see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Don’t be boxed in by whatever you see or hear – take time to think beyond the box. Think creatively, think positively, think strategically and your life will stand out even in these hard times.

“Don’t   become   so   well-adjusted   to   your   culture   that   you   fit   into   it without even thinking.” Romans 12:3a. (The Message).

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