The Tragedy of the Unopened Gift
To sinful patterns of behavior that never get confronted and changed,
Abilities and gifts that never get cultivated and deployed-
Until weeks become months
And months turn into years,
And one day you’re looking back on a life of
Deep, intimate, gut-wrenchingly honest conversations you never had;
Great bold prayers you never prayed
Exhilarating risks you never took
Sacrificial gifts you never offered
Lives you never touched,
And you’re sitting in a recliner with a shriveled soul,
And forgotten dreams and you realize there was a world of desperate need,
And a great God calling you to be a part of something bigger than yourself-
You see the person you could have become but did not;
You never followed your calling
You never got out of the boat
~Unknown~
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