YOU BET YOUR LIFE !

by: Rick Warren

Everyone wants to feel they've made a significant contribution to this
world with their lives. We all want to be remembered after we die.
Some people write books...some build buildings and put their names on them...
the wealthy set up foundations. Many of us hope our children will carry on
our legacy.


What would you like written on your tombstone? What would cause you
to feel that your life was a success? Whatever you intend to do with your
life - I suggest you get on with it right NOW! None of us are
guaranteed tomorrow, so we'd better make the most of today.

To make the most of your life, you need to accept four facts about
time:

1. LIFE AT ITS BEST IS BRIEF.
The Bible says, "Our days on earth are like a shadow."
Even if you live to be 100, that's still a relatively short
time considering eternity.

2. SINCE TIME IS OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE - WASTING TIME IS OUR
GREATEST MISTAKE.
Your time is your life. Killing time is a slow form of
suicide. Psalms 90:12 says "Teach us to number our days..." Thoreau said, "You
can't kill time without injuring eternity."

3. HAVING THE RIGHT PRIORITIES IS THE SECRET OF AN EFFECTIVE LIFE.
You don't have time for everything. That's why you must continually choose
between what's good and what's best. "Live life with a due sense of
responsibility...make the best use of your time..." Ephesians 5:15 (Ph)

4. THE BEST USE OF YOUR LIFE IS TO INVEST IT IN SOMETHING THAT
OUTLASTS IT.
We all need a cause greater than ourselves for which to live.
Fortunately, God placed each of us here on earth for a purpose. If you're still
alive, He has a purpose for you!"The Lord has made everything for his own
purposes" Pr. 16:4 (LB)

"To enjoy your work and to accept your lot in! life--that is indeed a
gift from God. The person who does that will not need to look back with
sorrow on his past, for God gives him joy."

Eccl. 5:20.
Make this your prayer this week: "God, help me to discover your purpose for my life.