Attaining Greatness (Diatribe #648)

I have found that there is a fine line between contentedness and complacency. As Christians we are taught to learn how to be humble and content, but we are also taught to "run in such a way as to receive the prize..."
and to "Work wholeheartedly as unto the Lord." Life can sometimes become comfortable, we make personal sacrifices for others, we give in to our own lack of motivation, and we allow every day to become routine, rudimentary, hum drum. What causes us to settle for second best? What keeps us from being great? Why are so many people living a second rate, mediocre life? Because it's easier.


People who are truly great became great because of what they stood for, what they believed in and what they did. Right or wrong, they held by what they said, they faced the crowd, laughed in the face of adversity and pressed on.

I want to be all that God made me to be. I want to dream big, I want to care about something deeply, I want to make a difference in the lives that surround me. Life is for the living, God came so that we might have it and have it to the full- so what are we waiting for? In the words of Shakespeare, "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."

Be not afraid of greatness- reach out, take it by the hand, rip it out of less deserving hands, and once you have it- never let it go.