The biggest problem with striving for goodness is that it falls short of greatness. So much of our culture today makes settling for good or average comfortable and acceptable, sometimes even praiseworthy. We often fall away from our destinies of vigilantly pursuing greatness.
I love what Beth Moore writes regarding this shortfall, "We're getting by, but getting by wasn't our destiny." She is exactly right. God didn't create us as average beings made to only accomplish mediocre tasks and feats. Not even close! The Bible states that we are the apple of God's eye, our creator, who has made each of us with a unique design for greatness. It is only by our own will we settle for average and separate from our innate destiny for greatness.
Perhaps what keeps us from really pursuing our passion or a dream we've been told isn't possible is the fear of failure. But I remind myself that the desires & dreams in my heart have been put there by God and I am to use them to bring Him glory. Pursuing greatness requires us to step out in faith and take a risk beyond our comfort, but we can remain peaceful knowing we have all of God's resources and strength at our aid along the way. As the song says, "and if our God is for us, then who can ever stop us?" We've got everything we need and more to pursue greatness if we align our hearts and minds to accept nothing less.
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