This month, I’m grateful for a few things: Valentines, snow days, and good movie quotes.
This weekend, I watched Braveheart for the first time, and that legendary quote really got to me:
“Every man dies, not every man really lives.”
Profound? Maybe not. But was it enough to make me want to truly live—to drop my phone and escape the doom scroll? To let go of the safe (yet boring) plans I have for my life? To stop living in fear?
Yeah.
This month, the fellows and I went on a retreat to explore career callings and vocation. I didn’t leave with a clearer picture of my career path, but I did leave with a whole lot of encouragement. One truth I walked away with is this: God has gifted each of us with a diversity of skills, interests, and opportunities. And when a gift is freely given by The Giver, there’s grace and mercy behind every step of faith.
We all have gifts. And all we’re asked to do is take the risk to use them. If we fail, there are oceans of grace and mercy to catch us.
God, I hope I’m one of the few who really live. I want to take risks. I want to live free from fear—with a deep faith that gives me space to fall and get back up.
Will y’all hold me accountable to that?
Best,
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