How Are You Living?

 Happy Friday, Friends!

I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama! 😊

I have a simple question for all of us this morning; how are you living? More specifically, are you living a have to or a get to kind of life? How we answer that question, or better yet, how we live that question will determine a whole lot of things – our attitude, our effort, the quality of the life we are living, etc.

Earlier this week I posted this quote from Christine Caine on Facebook:

“…our ability to achieve our dreams and fulfill our destiny is directly influenced by our thinking. How we think determines our responses, our ability to relate to others, our level of commitment, our priorities, and the dreams we will pursue.”

Again, how are you living?

·       Do you get to love, care for, and serve your family or do you have to make breakfast, clean, go to the store, take care of the lawn…or the countless other things we do to keep our families running?

·       Do you get to go watch your kids pursue their goals and dreams or do you have to go to another game?

·       Do you get to pursue all you were created to be today, or do you have to go to work?

Changes the way you look at it, doesn’t it? We all have a choice – we will live a have to or get to life. The way we choose to look at it and live will then permeate every other aspect of our lives…for good or bad.

And listen, this is a choice that every one of us is going to have to make each day of our lives. We don’t make this, or any, choice once and it covers us for a lifetime. I will again share a quote that changed my life the day I first read it:

“Nothing is easier than saying words, nothing is harder than living them day after day. What you decide today and commit to today, you must redecide and recommit to tomorrow and each day that stretches out before you.” – Arthur Gordon

None of us are perfect. There are plenty of times I catch myself in the have to mindset. The key is what we do next; we can choose our mindset regardless of the situation, circumstance, and most definitely, the feeling.

Finally, this is not to ignore real problems, challenges, or struggles. We all have them. Loving, caring for, and serving others is hard…that is why we must choose to do it! It is hard running kids everywhere…I promise you; the season is fleeting – gone in a flash! – and you will actually miss those days! And yes, all of our jobs can be a grind sometimes however if we can only remember that things are happening for us, not to us, we can live a get to kind of life.

My prayer for all of us is that we will choose to live a get to kind of life, that we will intentionally choose it, every day! 😊

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.

Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families, and please stay well!

Kev