Today is a little different motivation and coming from a more serious place for me. It is taking a break from asking you to motivate yourself physically but more about motivating yourself spiritually.
We attended a visitation this morning for a family who lost a father, son, husband etc. He was young folks! He had a sudden heart attack and just like that everyone's life was changed. As I looked at his daughters and his wife and a mother and father burying their son I felt that in my gut. That look of just being in shock and knowing they are just going through the motions and knowing that the moment is coming when it really sinks in what has happened. It hit me hard. All that we went through with losing my mom just came rushing back. This life is short. In the grand scheme of things we do not have long and some of us have less time than others for reasons we just won't know till we stand face to face with our creator.
All that being said the bulk of what we do in this life is related to how well we love and serve others. Never miss an opportunity to outstretch a hand, give a hug or lend a listening ear or just be there for someone. I am not perfect...by all means and I am not an expert. What I have learn ed over the past year is what true forgiveness and compassion towards others looks like. I feel like I learned the lesson maybe a harder way than I would have preferred but I learned it nonetheless and something I needed. So many times things happen in this life that we just do not understand...at all. When we don't understand things we tend to shut down and just do nothing paralyzed by fear that we will say and do the wrong thing. You know what though? Something is better than nothing. I challenge you to go out today and love a little better than you did yesterday. Feel a little more than what you normally feel. We truly are as Christians supposed to bear each others burdens. We are to hurt when others hurt and rejoice when others rejoice.
The goodness and kindness I think we all long to see played out starts with you and me. Doing our part to genuinely engage in this life with each other to really KNOW the needs of those around us. You willing to take on my mess and me being willing to take on your mess. And generally realizing no one is safe and without a little crazy in the closet. That is what makes this short time we have here an adventure. Life was meant to be lived and when you truly live somewhere it's just messy. Messy is good. Messy means you dug your heels in and stayed the course with a friend through a hard time. Messy means you tried your best to love others wholeheartedly. Messy means you tried hard to leave a legacy filled with love and compassion.
Today my challenge is to just get messy. Take a chance. Put yourself out there for the sake of loving & caring for others and get out of your comfort zone. I guarantee God is going to bless you in that endeavor. Don't be scared....if you are willing he is able and life will be good....not perfect but good in a way that we could never imagine for ourselves.
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