The world is sad this morning at the news of the death of Steve Jobs. The news is flooded with information about his life and accomplishments. He was one of the most creative people in modern history. He had the ability to take a vision and make it reality. Much of the news is sharing his quotes regarding death. He spoke often of living as if it was your last day on Earth. He spoke of finding something you love and focusing on that….doing it well. One of the quotes I found the most profound is “It’s not the customers’ job to figure out what they need”.
What I find the most amazing is how much energy and passion one man spent on his dream and what an impact it had on the world. Imagine if we, as Christians, did the same regarding our faith. What if the thing/person we loved the most was God? What if our vision was to see the world aflame with God’s message of love and restoration? What if we approached each day not only as though it was our last on Earth – but also the last day for the people we encounter during the day? What if we truly recognized that people do not know what it is that they need…but that we have the answers to their questions before they know what to ask? Imagine how we could transform the world if we approached life in this way. We might show more love to our common man, we might be more patient, we might be share our faith more boldy. If we showed the same excitement about the life changing grace of God we might be surprised at the changes we would see around us.
The Bible tells us to go into all the world and preach the gospel. Maybe today…today I will be more creative and bold in sharing my faith. Today I will answer the questions people don’t know they need to ask. Today I will love more passionately. Today I will be a visionary.
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