Yes it's true that "go out and make your mark" may seem a little trite at the tender age of 17. Perhaps something I heard on the radio will give you a new look at what this expression might mean down the road. (And those of you who are 17 a few times over might want to check this out too!)
A Colorado pastor put forth this stunning challenge on a Christian radio broadcast (CCN) this week.
[For those of you who can tune this in, CNN stands for Calvary Chapel Network and Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational ministry that grew out of the "Jesus Movement" of the 60's when Greg Lowrie and his wife were called to minister to the hippies of California. Pastors from Calvary Chapels all over Rocky Mountain Region prepare messages each and every day to share with those of us who are lucky enough to have a Christian Radio Station that sponsors CNN. This commercial break is long overdue, given the blessing this ministry is to me each and every day of each and every year.]
At any rate, Colorado Pastor Ron (I think) dropped this spiritual bomb:
If you could do your own self portrait in only three brush strokes, what would that image look like?
After a month or two of progressively unethical drama and angst with a certain self-serving "trainer" who was tasked to "help" me with my new business, I can assure you that his image looks like this: $
There's no better challenge I can give you, dear graduate, than to ask yourself now, "What do I want my mark to look like 17 years down the road? And then 17 more years further?"
I don't think anyone, even a pagan salesman, deliberately sets out to paint a mark that looks like $
It happens the same way you succeed in boiling a frog alive before it can jump out of the pan. Just turn up the heat (or in this case turning your conscience OFF) one degree at a time.
So go out an Make Your Mark! Make it look like this + with another stroke of your own for joy.
God's Best.
A Colorado pastor put forth this stunning challenge on a Christian radio broadcast (CCN) this week.
[For those of you who can tune this in, CNN stands for Calvary Chapel Network and Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational ministry that grew out of the "Jesus Movement" of the 60's when Greg Lowrie and his wife were called to minister to the hippies of California. Pastors from Calvary Chapels all
At any rate, Colorado Pastor Ron (I think) dropped this spiritual bomb:
If you could do your own self portrait in only three brush strokes, what would that image look like?
After a month or two of progressively unethical drama and angst with a certain self-serving "trainer" who was tasked to "help" me with my new business, I can assure you that his image looks like this: $
There's no better challenge I can give you, dear graduate, than to ask yourself now, "What do I want my mark to look like 17 years down the road? And then 17 more years further?"
I don't think anyone, even a pagan salesman, deliberately sets out to paint a mark that looks like $
It happens the same way you succeed in boiling a frog alive before it can jump out of the pan. Just turn up the heat (or in this case turning your conscience OFF) one degree at a time.
So go out an Make Your Mark! Make it look like this + with another stroke of your own for joy.
God's Best.
