When I lived in Trinidad, I had a race with another guy around my age I believed I was going to lose to.  Guess what happened?  I lost even though I started off quicker than him and remained in front for about half of the race.  On another occasion, I ran the anchor in a 4 x 100 relay in high school and I really wanted to win the gold.  I told myself that if I got the baton first, nobody was going to pass me.  Guess what happened this time?  I got the hand off first and I took off in a blaze.  I won the race.

You must pursue your goal with the intent to get there!  Do not operate half-heartedly like you are undecided or on the fence.  God does not even like it.  In the Old Testament the children of Israel were commanded to love God with all their hearts, their souls, and their might (Deuteronomy 6:5).

Dean Karnazes is the “Ultra Marathon Man.”  His running feats include 226 miles without stopping, running over mountains, across Death Valley and to the South Pole.  He uses so much energy on his long runs that he once ate a whole pizza during a marathon.   He is a proponent of pushing the body to its limits.  In his book Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night RunnerDean said that he became “reborn” when he picked up running – that is passion.

Maybe you feel like you do not have a passion for anything or you do not know what your passion is.  Probably there are things that seem interesting but none of them seem to put you in the zone.  Do not be discouraged.  You may need to try a few more things, talk to a few more people, listen to few more speakers or do a bit more reading.  But when you eventually find your calling, pursue it with intensity because you will not have that opportunity when you are gone (Ecclesiastes 9:10).  Live with passion!

Live with Passion

Kalidasa wrote,

Yesterday is but a dream,

Tomorrow is only a vision,

But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness,

And every tomorrow a vision of hope

To append to that quote,

No matter how atrocious your past may seem

And how dismal a future you envision

Live passionately today like your past gifted hopefulness

For a future much brighter in scope