I had seen this video being posted over and over again on facebook.com but only had the time to view it today. I highly recommend taking a couple minutes and watching it, then really taking some time to think about it. Here it is...
The thing that really got me, was him talking about this life being all there is. I think this is where Americans differ so much from much of the world - for the most part, life is easy for the majority of Americans... we don't need anything else because life is good! But I wonder, does people who actually think that way ever think about other people around the world? Would they tell a person in Ethiopia who was born with AIDS b/c their mother had an injection for polio that was not sterilized after been given to 50+ people that this life is all there is? I certainly hope not. If this life is all there is, why do anything except make your life better? And what kind of despair does this give to those who are completely ill and poverty stricken? I would despair thinking this life was all there was, even with my easy circumstances.
My intention with bringing this up is just to get us thinking. Do you really believe that this life is all there is? Do you believe that God has an eternal plan for you? If so, do you believe it enough to put aside your selfish ambition?? I really don't want to be the type of person who says "I hope in God" yet continually live in a way that is banking on what I can achieve for myself here on earth. If I know God has an eternal purpose that is beyond what I can ever think or imagine, then I must be willing to give up everything I can here to achieve more glory for Christ. Because is there anything else more important to do?
The thing that really got me, was him talking about this life being all there is. I think this is where Americans differ so much from much of the world - for the most part, life is easy for the majority of Americans... we don't need anything else because life is good! But I wonder, does people who actually think that way ever think about other people around the world? Would they tell a person in Ethiopia who was born with AIDS b/c their mother had an injection for polio that was not sterilized after been given to 50+ people that this life is all there is? I certainly hope not. If this life is all there is, why do anything except make your life better? And what kind of despair does this give to those who are completely ill and poverty stricken? I would despair thinking this life was all there was, even with my easy circumstances.
My intention with bringing this up is just to get us thinking. Do you really believe that this life is all there is? Do you believe that God has an eternal plan for you? If so, do you believe it enough to put aside your selfish ambition?? I really don't want to be the type of person who says "I hope in God" yet continually live in a way that is banking on what I can achieve for myself here on earth. If I know God has an eternal purpose that is beyond what I can ever think or imagine, then I must be willing to give up everything I can here to achieve more glory for Christ. Because is there anything else more important to do?
