Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela all provide a picture of trading security for significance. Wisdom is not to measure life by security, the "safe" option, but by significance.
Security is about me; Significance is about others! Your unique gifts were not given to you to keep close to home, but to export and add tremendous value in the lives of others. Significance creates legacy. A mother choosing to add value to her children, a father working late nights to be present in his children's life, a business owner seeking to add value to his workers...all are giving a piece of their life for someone else. Trading off security to create significance.
What are some trade offs you need to make?
* Financial security in a dead end career for the potential of fulfilling your purpose?
* Immediate gratification for personal growth that will yield sustainable change?
* The fast and easy for the solid and slow journey of a good life?
What must you give up to go up? The choice is yours...will you trade security for significance?
Doing so may stir up fear, but do it anyway!
"Many times the pathway to our greatest potential is straight through our greatest fears"
Pastor Craig Groeschel
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