Worth Writing About

I truly believe most people miss out on the life our Creator intended for them to live.
Lives are lived and lives are ended every day.
People miss the mark. Their lives come to an expected or unexpected end with God's dreams for them dying with them.

The Bible makes it clear that we are called to live our lives like Christ. So here is the simple question to ask.

What kind of life did He live?

Was his life characterized by normalcy? Did he "just exist"? Did he lay low, live a quiet unassuming life, ended by a simple funeral processesion through his home town? Or, was his life one that was marked by all things extraordinary? I think we all know the answer.

Christ lived a life that in every way was far from normal. Sure, he did and had many things any normal person would have - family, friends, fellowship, a profession, a childhood -and he likely worked, paid bills and paid his taxes. But, still. That was simply the flour in the cake.

Christ gave us all an example. A blueprint. A formual.

And he also gave us a task.

Take a leap of faith and seek out what it is God would have you do to make a mark on this earth. Ask Him to show you what legacy he would have you leave. Don't settle for the norm. Strive to reach beyond.

Change a life. Give beyond your means. Do something great.

Go beyond the job, the house, the 2.5 kids and the dog. It may be the American dream, but that's normal. That's average. Strive for more. With God's help, you can do it.

Be the best employee anyone has ever known. Be the grandparent people talk about. Be the student people admire. Be the church member your Pastor gets emotional over. Be the parent every kids wants to have. Be the leader your community needs.

Adopt a child. Save a life. Serve the needy. Visit the jailed. Love the unlovable. Do what Christ would do. It's really that simple.

If we are called to live like Christ, it means we should all be living lives worth writing about.

God wrote about David. He wrote about Paul. He wrote about Moses, Esther, Ezra, Peter, Timothy, Mary and Martha.

And, my guess is He is ready to write about you.

Make sure, you've got a story worth writing about.


"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever."
1 Corinthians 9:24-25

© 2007 J. Brady

"I say it how I see it and I make no bones about it."