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THE FAX OF LIFE

A Weekly Service To The Business Community From SVCC

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 IT'S 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. Psalm 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 to live for. 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."

Until next week,

FOL#41

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