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Pursuit of Passion

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This post may seem a little “pie in the sky” or impractical to some. It goes against the grain of how many in our culture live.

We’re told from a young age that we can be anything we want to be. As children we set our sights on being an astronaut, fireman or the President. We believe that we can do anything we set our minds to. As we grow older we’re faced with realities like the economy, the job market, and declining industries. Instead of pursuing our passion we seek security. And in the process we let our dreams die.

Call me overly optimistic, naive or foolish but I believe that our dreams are God-given and priceless beyond measure. Our world needs more dreamers who will chase down their passions with a relentless abandon, disregarding the opinions of short-sighted critics.

Remember, it’s never too late to step into the unknown. The dream that God has given you may be dormant by now but it is still there. It will cost you. It will stretch you beyond what you thought you could be stretched. It will redefine who you are and what you thought was possible. You will be called a fool by those who seek the safety of security. Chase your dream anyway. Pursue your passion at all costs.

“Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrived safely because we sailed too close to the shore.

Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the waters of life; having fallen in love with life, we have ceased to dream of eternity and in our efforts to build a new earth, we have allowed our vision Of the new Heaven to dim.

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, to venture on wider seas where storms will show your mastery; where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars. We ask You to push back the horizons of our hopes; and to push into the future in strength, courage, hope, and love.”

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  1. Pat Rowland on August 17th, 2007 9:08 am

    Brad, I love the passage you quoted at the end, who said it. I am really enjoying your writings the past few days, and I look forward to getting together soon to hear what God is doing with you.

  2. bradruggles on August 17th, 2007 9:17 am

    Hey Pat - yeah, I forgot to list the author. That prayer is generally attributed to Sir Francis Drake. I love it! It challenges me every time I read it.

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