Yes! You are in! This is TommyP aka Tom aka Tomas aka Loco, and today we will be discussing Al Capone, Scarface. Odds are you are too young to fully know that name. Heck, he was before my time and I'm Gen X. Yet, he does have a lesson for me. Yes, that notorious dude has a lesson for you and me. Here is Dr. Loritts, one of our greatest teachers of this generation, I declare, here you go...
For more of that message from Dr. Loritts, please click here...
https://youtu.be/OZMdyWLcef4?si=D0cRspPNrMFk-0k_
Did you waste your life? I know CEO's and government leaders who are now retired. I know celebrities that are now dead. They don't matter anymore. Not really. Ok, to a few they do yet that will fade in more time. So you were a big deal in 2009? Who cares. Ecclesiastes vibes for any of the versed ones out there
Wait a minute Tom, you are Mr. Positive. Mr. 1 Thes 5:11. I am. I'm stil here. Just a wake up call for some of you or someone you know. There is a bigger picture I declare. I'm simply echoing Dr. Bryan Loritts who is echoing Paul who wrote that letter to the Church of Philippi over 2,000 years ago.
Are you still breathing? Well, you are not done yet. You have room for improvement. Confession, so do I.
I've done some dumb things. I dug crazy holes of debt chasing things. Avid listener, that will not be news to you. All of that is going to pass, one way or another. For now, I owe so off to work I go.
There's a bigger picture. This world isn't just it. So have you learned to be content in all circumstances? Not happy. Content. Big difference.
Despite your mistakes, are people going to know you for encouraging others in Jesus Christ? How well do you know Jesus Christ? If your prayer and share log presented like your phone or social media, how often do you two talk?
Odds are you are a believer and empowered follower of Jesus Christ if you are listening to this. If not, welcome. Better is ahead. Your choice. Back up and you'll here episode after episode of legacy and transformed hearts: Kenny, John of Mecca, James of Compton, Casey, The Jogging Jesus, Gary, Scooter and on and on. Learn from them.
Get in the Word everyday. Philippians is a great book. Empowering!
Isn't it interesting that when we think of a great life, even atheists will mention Mother Theresa or Martin Luther King Jr (both followers of Christ, living a life of heart impact). Not Marilyn Monroe or Elvis or Rockeller, as talented as they were, those are tragic endings.
What's your legacy, working, retiring, golf or maj, consuming?
If you think it's too late, check the vineyard workers story. Matt 20. It's not too late.
Ending on a prayer note...when you die, will people say you were on fire for the Lord? Will they say you shared the Lord? Will they say you went beyond words and shared and helped like the Lord?