Do Hard Things - Part 2
So finally I get a chance to sit down and put some thoughts on paper. This “Do Hard Things” is really cutting in to my “free” time.
The wake up call hit pretty hard. I had been to Wintefest (a youth conference in Arlington, TX) a few weeks prior and had somewhat of an emotional breakthrough…pretty cool but I had many of those at Kadesh Life Camp over the years, so it wasn’t anything new.
But then I read this book. All of my “good enoughs” and “accomplishments” were never really hard things. I was merely getting by on my unbelievable good looks and incredible intelligence, wait, sorry, I was dreaming for a second. But in all seriousness I was so frustrated with myself. I realized that I could do so much more and then I heard “The Song”. I think it will be my theme song from here on out. Every word of the song was exactly how I felt.
You can listen to the song here: http://tinyurl.com/themotions The Lyrics are below:
This might hurt, it’s not safe
But I know that I’ve gotta make a change
I don’t care if I break,
At least I’ll be feeling something
‘Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of life
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,
“What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?”
No regrets, not this time
I’m gonna let my heart defeat my mind
Let Your love make me whole
I think I’m finally feeling something
‘Cause just okay is not enough
Help me fight through the nothingness of this life
‘Cause I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,
“What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?”
take me all the way (take me all the way)
take me all the way (‘cause I don’t wanna go through the motions)
take me all the way (I know I’m finally feeling something real)
take me all the way
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,
“What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?”
I don’t wanna go through the motions
I don’t wanna go one more day
without Your all consuming passion inside of me
I don’t wanna spend my whole life asking,
“What if I had given everything,
instead of going through the motions?”
take me all the way (take me all the way)
take me all the way (I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna go)
take me all the way (through the motions)
take me all the way
I don’t wanna go through the motions
Anyone else feel like that. Going through the motions. You know what is expected but never reach potential? It made me even more mad to think about the time I lost. What could I have done? How many people could I have helped?
I’m not trying to preach a lesson. This has nothing to do with Church stuff or God stuff. Obviously it will make an impact on that aspect, but in general, are you going through the daily motions, doing only what is expected. Are you stretching yourself to be more than people expect? I knew I wasn’t. It was blatantly obvious, and I did not like it.
So what’s next…?
