There will come a time when we are laid to rest.
Where our eyes close and life replays before us.
Regrets no longer matter.
Laughter is remembered.
Betrayals can be forgiven.
And acceptance of our death is spelled out in our eyes.
The thought of where do I go when I die is no longer a thought, but a reality.
And whether you’ve experienced this before will determine if you get to rest in peace.
Because for too many, if you don’t grab hold of your purpose today, that won’t be the first time you die.
You get to choose whether you die once or twice.
Purpose Requires Discomfort
Living out your purpose is a serious notion.
When you choose comfort, safety, and logic too frequently, it can be one of the first signs that you’re choosing death more than once.
And while that might sound morbid, why die twice?
Psychology tells us that the human brain craves certainty. We are naturally drawn toward what feels familiar because familiarity feels safe. That’s not weakness; it’s survival. The problem is that survival and purpose are not always after the same thing.
Safety keeps you alive.
Purpose asks you to risk something.
Comfort protects what you already have.
Purpose requires you to become someone you’ve never been.
I know this world tells you to rise to the top, chase success, take hold of your endeavors, and soar. But if what you’re climbing toward is someone else’s purpose, the fulfillment you were expecting may never come. There are people who accomplish everything they were told to want and still feel empty. Not because they failed, but because they succeeded at someone else’s dream.
To create is to breathe, to live a life worth living. It is to believe that the world gains more from your uniqueness than another illustration of the status quo. I wrote a post a couple of years ago, What Does It Mean to Be Happy?, exploring the idea that happiness looks different for everyone.
Do not conform to someone else’s happiness, for it will literally kill you. Your dreams deserve to be seen, the world needs you, all of you, every quirk, every gift, everything that is unique to you. For dying on earth long before you’re buried is not the life you were created for.
So I come to you today pleading with you to take a chance on the very thing that is most important: you. Dare, risk, do not conform. Rather believe that to die only once is one of life’s greatest privileges. To die only when the Good Lord calls for you. Do not allow the enemy to take away the one life you have to live on this earth. For you were born to create because you were literally created by the Creator. The world cannot experience your purpose if you refuse to create.
You get to choose whether you die once or twice.
I’m begging you to die once.
