Our stories and everything given to us by God are given for the sole purpose of changing the outcome of someone else’s life.
We have a responsibility to be a force for good to those around us, and a moral obligation to help the people we have the power to help. A divine calling to love the people around us – and not just with warm and fuzzy thoughts and good intentions. We are commanded to love and care for the people in proximity to us in real, tangible ways.
How can we fulfill that obligation, how can we be best equipped to meet the needs of others, if we aren’t working to be in a better position ourselves?
It’s not about getting in shape to look a certain way. It’s not about making money so you can buy lots of pointless stuff. It’s not about being in a position of influence so you can see your name in print.
It’s about getting in shape because taking care of your body gives you the energy and vitality to execute on your mission vigorously and for a longer time. It’s about the confidence that comes from doing the work when you didn’t feel like it, and the way that carries over into the rest of your life – including your ability and willingness to encourage and lead others.
It’s about working hard at your job because using your skills and abilities glorifies God, trusting that if your focus is on God and serving others then the financial blessings will come too, and then using that blessing to positively impact the people around you! Not coincidentally, anything you read from the most successful people in the world will tell you the same thing – when they stopped chasing money and started working to serve, the money came anyways.
It’s not about notoriety for the sake of meeting a shallow need for recognition. It’s about being in a position of influence so that your voice can be amplified and broadcast to a larger audience – a megaphone for God’s message to the world delivered through you.
Loving the people around you and giving back is more than tithing at church and handing a bottle of water to that homeless guy. Loving others is also about developing yourSELF and then using the story, the lessons, and the blessings you receive through that process to impact other people.
Laboring daily to be a better version of yourself is not selfish or a waste of time – it is your duty. And whether you accept that responsibility or not, your decision to work (or not work) toward the fulfillment of your God-given potential will impact the people around you for better or for worse.
It’s kinda like gravity. You can decide you don’t believe in it or to ignore it, but if you jump off of a building you still go SPLAT.
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