Here are Five (5) Pillars that lead to an excellent life. A life grounded and focused and peaceful….I have been focusing on these five (5) things for a couple of years now and they have dramatically changed my life. I have not perfected any, but I am much further along than I was and look forward to a wonderful future regardless of what happens around me. If you seek to grow or improve in these five (5) areas, I think you will be richly blessed.
Pillar 1: Love God. You can not take the spiritual aspect of life out of a man (or woman). The Spirit is life. Starting your day humbly thankful to a loving Heavenly Father has an enormously powerful impact on your day. We are spiritual creatures, it all starts here. Jesus himself said this is the first and greatest commandment…to love God.
Pillar 2: Love Others. An outward-focused life keeps depression away. Seriously, depression is an obsession with the self. To serve in a soup kitchen and see the people there, it is impossible to be depressed when you are serving others. Do it for them…do it for yourself. You will find more happiness, joy, and fulfillment if you spend most of your days focusing on adding value to others. It will be good for business too!
Pillar 3: Rest. A vacation, though nice, is not the kind of rest your life needs. God created a rhythm, a pattern to man…work six (6) days, rest one (1). We NEED it for our souls. It is called a Sabbath but it has been proven to have real health benefits…and it feeds your soul. I take Saturday as my Sabbath when I do not work, I do only enjoyable things and I have a long, easy morning communing and praying to God. This once-a-week ritual has changed my life. I strongly urge you to try it. Prioritize it. You can do it. If I could do it back when I had six (6) kids living with me, three (3) ministries to serve, husband duties, etc. then you can do it too… you won’t regret it!
Pillar 4: Work. We need to work. We need to have a place where we ply our trade or for the homemaker, a house to turn into a home. Not only do we need it for income and to live, but we also need it for our health and well-being. People who retire and truly stop working age rapidly. It is not good, we were created to work. Once you embrace it with the right heart, even a miserable job can become enjoyable. I didn’t want to be a Loan Broker, but it has blessed tons of people-including ME!
Pillar 5: Good Works. This is applying your unique talents and gifts to serving others. All of us have gifts, the Bible lists them in multiple passages, things we just seem to do well without trying. Some are natural leaders, some teachers, some are great at exhorting, some have incredible discernment, and some have the gift of empathy or hospitality. Weaving these things into serving others gives you true fulfillment, you are being used up, and you are living as your best self. This is where we arrive! Look inward and reflect and seek out what your unique gifts are and then be ready and open to use them wherever a door opens up They will open up. The world NEEDS your unique contribution…Start living!!!!
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Karen Schimpf
Commercial Capital, Ltd.
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