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“I’m rich enough—a phrase on the verge of extinction.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2011-05-02) from his book, Cure for the Common Life   (p. 42). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I know, that thought probably won’t stop a lot of people to see what it means as much as the thought, I’m not rich enough – I need more but it is a very good thought.   Max says, “We love to super-size our french fries, television screens, and closets—and I’ve wondered what my dad would say about my penchant for $3.45 lattes.” He goes on, “A businessman bought popcorn from an old street vendor each day after lunch. He once arrived to find the peddler closing up his stand at noon. ‘Is something wrong?’ he asked. A smile wrinkled the seller’s leathery face. ‘By no means. All is well.’ ‘Then why are you closing your popcorn stand?’   ‘So I can go to my house, sit on my porch, and sip tea with my wife.’ The man of commerce objected. ‘But the day is still young. You can still sell.’   ‘No need to,’ the

“You are heaven’s Halley’s comet; we have one shot at seeing you shine.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2011-05-02) from his book, Cure for the Common Life  (p. 33). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Here is the whole thought by Max.   He says, “You are heaven’s Halley’s comet; we have one shot at seeing you shine. You offer a gift to society that no one else brings. If you don’t bring it, it won’t be brought.” He then says, “Consider a wacky example of this truth.   I jogged through my neighbor-hood the other day under a cloud. Not a cloud of rain, but a cloud of self-doubt. The challenges of life seemed to outnumber the resources, and I questioned my ability. And, quite frankly, I questioned God’s wisdom. Are you sure I’m the right man for this job? was the theme of my prayer.” “Apparently God really wanted to give me an answer, because I heard one. From on high. From a deep, booming voice. ‘You’re doing a good job!’ I stopped dead in my Reeboks and looked up. Seeing nothing in the clouds, I

“You can do something no one else can do in a fashion no one else can do it.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2011-05-02) from his book, Cure for the Common Life  (p. 19). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Earlier Max said something that seems to contradict this.   He said, “You cannot be anything you want to be.” He says, “Secular thinking, as a whole, doesn’t buy this. Secular society sees no author behind the book, no architect behind the house, no purpose behind or beyond life. Society sees no bag and certainly never urges you to unpack one. It simply says, ‘You can be anything you want to be.’ Be a butcher if you want to, a sales rep if you like. Be an ambassador if you really care. You can be anything you want to be. If you work hard enough. But can you? If God didn’t pack within you the meat sense of a butcher, the people skills of a salesperson, or the world vision of an ambassador, can you be one? An unhappy, dissatisfied one perhaps. But a fulfilled one? No. Can an acorn become a rose, a whale