Another self reflection post from Jongo...
I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing these days :)
But hopefully this helps someone who may read this in the future. Because it fires me up when I think of it. However it starts being a bit...Morbid.
I'm 48 years old right now as I write this. Essentially, I'm pretty sure I'm past the half way point of my life on God's green earth. That means if I get super lucky and I'm blessed to see the rip age of 96, right now...Is half time.
And when you get this age, and maybe even a bit older (and sometimes younger) you start looking back on your time on the planet. You family, different situations, life choices and ultimately, will I leave this planet with adding some positive influence to others.
And for Christians, it's always...Game on! For us, our influence is to always lead others to Christ. And I admit, I'm not the most 'pushy' when it comes to this. I try to live by example, Jesus' example, as much as I can. I have a list of things I used to do before giving my life to God, that I wouldn't think of doing now....And I hope that shows in some way to others I engage with.
But back to....Halftime.
I actually read a book by the same name years ago, when I was hitting the big 4-0. At the time, my business was going perfect, things where on the up and up and then...Well, you should know my story by now lol Everything crashed and burned. When I was reading that book, it inspired me because the message was....
And I'm paraphrasing...
Spend the first half of your life, building wealth and making sure your family is taken care of. And then spend the second half of your life....Giving it away.
Yeah it was a powerful book, that showed the readers how once you hit a certain point in your life...You don't need anything else. And I know for me, even with businesses crashing and burning, I feel extremely wealthy now because around that time, literally just before it all went south....I gave my life to Christ.
So the reflection part of this story...
Do I have another 48 years on earth? God knows.
But I know for this half of my life, I'm changing the focus. And it's been changing slowly but I think I need to cold turkey this stuff....
Give it all to God.
Everything.
And do everything I can to lead others to the truth that is found in Him.
I may not have 'monetary' wealth these days, but I do have a wealth of passion. And when you have passion for what you do and work with God for His mission....Oh wow, the possibilities are endless!
