You Were Supposed to Be Further Along by Now
Between the anointing and the appointing, there is always a disappointing time. Why the gap between the promise and the position is not a detour.
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Between the anointing and the appointing, there is always a disappointing time. Why the gap between the promise and the position is not a detour.
The most dangerous lie I ever told was two words long. Here is what "I'm fine" actually cost me, and the three words that could have saved me years earlier.
In 1519, Cortes burned his own ships so retreat was impossible. What ship are you still keeping in the harbor, just in case?
The gym parking lot is packed in January. Empty in March. Same people. Same intentions. Same outcome. It always comes down to the same three reasons.
Two seas. Same source. Same sun. One teems with life. One kills everything in it. The only difference is whether the water flows out.
You hit the goal. The bonus came. The plaque went up. And you felt nothing. That's not depression. That's drift.
You celebrated the country's independence this weekend. Now here's the harder question: what are you actually independent from?
Drift used to take years. Now it takes minutes. Your phone is the most efficient drift delivery device ever built.
Drift isn't random. Five invisible currents pull you off course so slowly you can't even feel them. Naming yours is the start of the journey home.
We all have a line in the sand we'd never cross. Until we do. The lesson lives in one word, and it's only one step back.
A young single mother spoke truth, then immediately apologized for it. That apology is everything wrong with how we communicate.
Comfort is the killer. But discipline is the salvation. A reflection on numbness, wonder, and what it costs to never let great become just good.
David was anointed king. Then he ended up in a cave. A reflection on the cave of Adullam, the Jesus pattern, and why it takes ten years to become an overnight success.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got. A reflection on Abram's tent, the gym, and why comfort is the grave where your dreams go to die.
Naomi thought she had nothing left to offer except bitterness. She was wrong. A reflection on the Book of Ruth, brokenness as currency, and why your rock bottom is the foundation of everything that comes next.
You become what you think about. A reflection on Marcus Aurelius, Proverbs, and five practical ways to break the cycle of scarcity thinking.
August 25, 2022. The day my life ended. Or so I thought. A reflection on Marcus Aurelius and the good fortune of being able to bear what felt unbearable.
Peter walked on water until he looked at the waves. A reflection on faith, focus, and the brothers we never recruit. You were never meant to walk alone.
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