Today's Thought - Truly alive

Monday 3 April, 2006 subscribe | unsubscribe | discuss | archive

Truly alive

by Bruce Wadd

Ever felt truly alive? As though life could not get any better? Maybe after your first bungy jump; a parachute jump; closing a million-dollar deal; surfing a huge wave; being at the birth of your first child; receiving the doctorate you have worked so hard for; or, finally reaching the summit of Everest?

Think about the times when you have been ‘on top of the world’. They are the mountain top experiences of life, the times when you feel like nothing could be any better.

Well, without taking away from your exhilarating moments, did you know that God has destined each of us to reach points in our lives where your existing great memories will pale into insignificance? You will ask the question – how could I ever go back to such a dull lifestyle?

God wants us to be truly alive as Christians. Your life never needs to be humdrum again. Rather, it can be filled with new and fresh experiences daily, as you discover your God-given potential for the rest of your life.

“If you insist on saving your life, you will lose it.

Only those who throw away their lives for My sake

and for the sake of the Good News will ever know

what it means to really live.”

Mark 8:35

TODAY, follow God, and be truly alive!