LIVE FULLY AND DIE EMPTY
June 22, 2021
LIVE FULLY AND DIE EMPTY
Do you know that 80% of people on their deathbeds wish they had done more with their lives?
They wish they had done more, loved more, became more, given more, and impacted more people,.
As soon as it's announced to them that they are about to die, they start to regret not doing enough with their lives.
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Without being unnecessarily morbid, I want to challenge you today, please don't wait till you're about to die before you start doing more with your life.
Don't wait till when it's a few days to go and then you start impacting your world and trying to make a mark.
Begin today! Start NOW!
Now is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation.
Even if you are still on the journey of purpose discovery, begin to do something with your gifts and talents.
Start small. You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.
Start adding value to people every single day.
Decide that you will not die ordinary. decide that your life would count.
Decide that you will live fully and die empty; that you will not add to the wealth of the grave.
The world is waiting for your manifestation and God is counting on you.
I believe in you.
- Dr. Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher.
Not long ago, my wife and I went to a restaurant for brunch. We ordered something simple; pancakes and French toast. Within minutes, our plates arrived. But there was a couple seated nearby who had ordered a grand wooden platter filled with all sorts of delicacies. They waited much longer. When their food finally came, everyone in the restaurant turned and whispered “Wow!” They had this sizzling whole fish platter that I had never seen before in my life. That day, I learnt a truth: nothing “Wow” comes quick. Beloved, maybe you’re in a season where it looks like others are being served before you. Their careers are moving faster, their prayers seem answered sooner, their dreams unfolding while you’re still waiting. But remember this: waiting is not wasting. God is not late; He is preparing something bigger, something weightier, something that will make others say, “Wow, only God could have done this.” Hebrews 10:37 says, “He who is coming will come and will not delay.” Delay doesn’t mean denial. Waiting is God’s way of maturing you for what He is bringing or maturing what He is bringing for you. So hold on. Your platter is being prepared. And when it arrives, it will have been worth the wait. I believe in you. Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher
Picture an eagle in a cage. No matter how beautiful the cage is, the eagle was not designed to live in a cage. It was designed to soar on the highest heights and mountains with courage and flair. No matter the lure of the cage, it can never surpass the freedom of the eagle soaring in all expanse of the skies in all of its glories and strength. Like the eagle trapped, too many brilliant, gifted, called individuals are trapped in the cage of careers they were not designed for. They can never command their true worth and value, they can only eat the crumbs they are being fed by their captors. The lure of salaries and pennies that will never satisfy keeps them in such cages. They would rather remain in the rat race than take the risks for their freedom and glory. The Bible says, "If the Son (Jesus) sets you free, you will be free indeed." - John 8:36 As a child of God, you can break free! You were not designed to be caged! Any job that does not give you the freedom to express your gifts, talents and calling is a cage. One of the biggest graveyards of purpose I see is this graveyard of unfulfilling careers. People get jobs only for the sake of earning, rather than fulfilling their life's calling and pursuing what matters to them. But here's the truth: The careers you were not designed for will not satisfy you. They will leave you with voids and emptiness. At the end of your career, you would lack true legacy, influence and impact. Your time to break free is now. I believe in you. Dr Samuel Ekundayo