I had the distinct privilege to speak with a man whom I had never met before this week while waiting on a closing to start. Our conversation began with the state of the mortgage industry and quickly moved to the future. He was intending to talk about the future of the mortgage industry, but I took this opportunity (like many before and many to come) to talk about what God is doing with my life. After telling this gentleman of the plans of my family he asked me this question: Isn't it a waste? At that moment, the reality of perspective set in. I had just gotten done telling this man how well things had been going for me and how fortunate and blessed I am. From his perspective, I was throwing all of my hard work and success away. I was able to share with him a quote from the Francis Chan book Crazy Love that I read some time ago that has resonated with me since I read it. The quote reads "Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter." I was able to relate this to him in a way that gave me the opportunity to share my story and the story of Jesus with this man. What a privilege I had to share such important truths with a man I had never before met. Alas, our conversation ended too soon. I don't know if I will ever have the privilege to meet this man again, but I do know my time was not and will not be wasted.
It was a slow week in weight loss at 1.8 pounds, but man am I getting close to my next goal!
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