I received this devotion in an email today and it really gave me something to think about....especially with the way alot of things in my life have been going lately. I felt a strong urge in my heart to share it with you all......I'm sure if it hits home with me, it will be beneficial to you as well. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
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The key to a successful life is to know who you are (your calling), and what you’re supposed to do (your destiny). Without these you’re like an octopus on roller-skates: lots of movement but no real direction. Another key is having the spiritual and emotional fuel to get there. There are 2 kinds of people: (1) Those with low flame. When you don’t like what you’re doing you become like the little boy, Eddie, whose grandmother was an opera lover. When he turned 8 she took him to a performance of Wagner – in German. The next day he wrote her a note: “Dear Granny, thanks for the birthday present. It’s what I always wanted, but not very much. Love, Eddie.” It’s difficult to achieve when you don’t have much desire to do so. The old saying is true: “Find something you like to do so much that you’d gladly do it for nothing, and if you learn to do it well, someday people will be happy to pay you for it.” (2) Those with no flame. Some people say they feel burned out. The truth is many of them were never on fire in the first place. Norman Cousins said, “Death isn’t the greatest loss of life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” If you’re not careful you could end up like the man whose tombstone read, “Died at 30, buried at 60”. Don’t let that happen to you. When you find God-given purpose, with it comes your passion. Will you have to fan that flame? Yes, regularly! But it will energize you and carry you to your destination
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