Go the Distance

Life is not about what you can get. God has a reason for your life. Do you know what it is?

Have you heard the story of the King and his loyal stableman? The King wanted to reward him for his years of service. So he told the stableman to ride his horse and cover as much land as he liked. Then the King would give him all the land he covered.

So the stableman took off on his horse. He rode hard and he rode fast. He wouldn't slow down or stop because he wanted to cover as much land as possible. He wouldn't even pause to eat or drink but forcefully whipped his horse to go as fast as possible. This went on for days until he was so completely dehydrated and totally exhausted that he collapsed.

He lay on the ground dying. He wondered why he had pushed so hard to cover more land than he could ever need. He thought "What irony! Now that I am dying, I only need enough land to be buried."

What a valuable lesson this story teaches! Life is not about what you can get – not land or power, not money, not recognition. There is much more to life than these.

God has a reason for your life. Do you know what it is? You were born for a purpose. It wasn't just to get things. He wants a close relationship with you. Not just now, but forever as His very own spiritual child.

No doubt, this life is fragile, it is a short ride. Don't live it with wrong priorities but get to know your Creator and develop a deep relationship with Him. That's the only way to go the distance.