Lasting footprints …part 2

Something came up as we were talking about life with a friend at work today. In our talk we came to agree that it would seem as if life general favours the bold and chews up the weak and spits them out. What I am trying to say is you will find that mostly those who will have the courage to do the unusual go further than those who settle for the status quo. I believe this is the reason why most of us seem to be barely managing in our careers, relationships, health etc, because of our fear of the unknown. By that I mean we are usually afraid to venture out into something no-one we know has ever done or been before. Sometimes even if somebody has been there and done than it still seems like it’s a no-go area because we judge ourselves to be not good enough. I agree I may be talking about myself here and yes I am not ashamed to say now that many a time I have let golden opportunities go begging simply because i have listened to the voice of fear inside. And sometimes that fear may be a voice of caution which we do well to heed but most of the time it is just the fear of stepping out into uncertain territory that paralyses us and renders us helpless and therefore stuck in a humdrum life with no joy or excitement. Just think of it what would you do if you were not afraid, if you did not care what the world around will say, what tomorrow will be like? Wouldn’t step out in confidence and do that daring thing you always wanted to do, like mustering courage to ask for a raise(LOL) or ask that guy/girl for a date, or even walk out of your abusive relationship or dead-end job that’s wearing you down more than it gives you money. I am by no means suggesting that you throw away all reason and run helter-skelter into something you will regret tomorrow, all I am saying is sometime we need to take risks, calculated ones off course because even the Bible does say one must count the cost before taking on any venture, but the problem some of us count the cost till the cows come home..and the same Bible does say in another place that ..He who regards the wind will not sow or he who watches the clouds will not reap! My understanding of this is that the person who waits for favourable conditions before doing anything will probably wait a lifetime before they come So yes it is very wise indeed to sit and count the cost before rushing forward without enough information as the song goes that wise men sing only fools rush in, so let us not be fools who only rush in without enough facts, but at the same time lets us not be those who will sit to count the cost till the opportunity passes by.. Only by taking risks in life will one ever be able to live a fulfilled life, because nothing just comes while you sit and wait for it, you have to go out there and look for it and in that way I believe you will leave behind a lasting legacy of a life well-lived, a life lived in pursuit of your heart’s desire because your heart’s deepest desire is what is your life’s purpose, that God put in you when he created you.