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Day 32 – How to Live a Life of Significance
Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 32 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.
How to Live a Life of Significance
Thank you for joining us for our 7 day a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 32 of our Trek. Today we are going to look at how we gain significance in our lives by living intentionally and with purpose.
Today we are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. Although The Big House is located in an older suburban neighborhood, it sits back off of the road a bit and is surrounded by very large mature trees with a nice wooded area beside it. This setting makes for a pleasant habitat for different wildlife. Besides the squirrels that are everywhere, today our newborn twin fawns are frolicking and resting on the lawn, the family of hawks that have taken up residence in a nearby tree are quite noisy, and both a large pileated woodpecker (think Woody Woodpecker) and a much smaller redheaded woodpecker are scavenging for grubs.
Side yard of The Big House
I believe all of us want to live a life of significance, knowing that we are making a positive impact on others and the world. The problem is that life for most of us is very hectic, and we have competing demands for our time, energy, and resources. Some days it is hard to keep our heads above water, and we constantly feel like we are being sucked into the cesspool of life’s activities, which is why it is so important to live life intentionally and with purpose.
If we are going to make this shift, we need to have an intentional mind shift from a life of activity to a life of purpose. Begin living a more simplistic life, one where you take time to stop and smell the roses along the trek of life and enjoy each day’s journey.
Living a simple life certainly requires intentionality. In a world that is hectic, busy, and hurried, simplicity is not. In a culture that encourages selfishness and excess, minimalism does not. And in a society that is rushing to gain more, satisfaction with less is counter-cultural.
To live an intentional life, we must begin by laying a proper foundation and then add practical steps on each day’s Trek on top of it.
First, find a solid path for life.
“The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.”
“I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.”
Evaluate the Path
“Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel’s great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire.”
Second, add practical steps.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
“Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.”
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.”
Run with Endurance
“Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.”
The worst thing you could ever waste is your life. We all bring value to our world and indeed the entire world. Instead, commit yourself to living intentionally and on purpose. It is then we can say that we are living a life of significance.
Well, that will finish our podcast for today. If you missed any of our previous podcasts, please check out Wisdom-Trek on iTunes, Stitcher, or Wisdom-Trek.com. Tomorrow we will begin a series on the path to true wealth as told to us by Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States.
So, please check into our “camp” tomorrow for another day on our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.
If you enjoy our daily doses of wisdom, I encourage you to help us in the following four ways:
Thank you!
The journal from this podcast can be found at Wisdom-Trek.com, where we also have wisdom nuggets and free resources.
As we take this Trek together let us always:
This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy the Journey, and Create a Great Day! See you tomorrow!
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By H. Guthrie Chamberlain, IIIWisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 32 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.
How to Live a Life of Significance
Thank you for joining us for our 7 day a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 32 of our Trek. Today we are going to look at how we gain significance in our lives by living intentionally and with purpose.
Today we are recording our podcast from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. Although The Big House is located in an older suburban neighborhood, it sits back off of the road a bit and is surrounded by very large mature trees with a nice wooded area beside it. This setting makes for a pleasant habitat for different wildlife. Besides the squirrels that are everywhere, today our newborn twin fawns are frolicking and resting on the lawn, the family of hawks that have taken up residence in a nearby tree are quite noisy, and both a large pileated woodpecker (think Woody Woodpecker) and a much smaller redheaded woodpecker are scavenging for grubs.
Side yard of The Big House
I believe all of us want to live a life of significance, knowing that we are making a positive impact on others and the world. The problem is that life for most of us is very hectic, and we have competing demands for our time, energy, and resources. Some days it is hard to keep our heads above water, and we constantly feel like we are being sucked into the cesspool of life’s activities, which is why it is so important to live life intentionally and with purpose.
If we are going to make this shift, we need to have an intentional mind shift from a life of activity to a life of purpose. Begin living a more simplistic life, one where you take time to stop and smell the roses along the trek of life and enjoy each day’s journey.
Living a simple life certainly requires intentionality. In a world that is hectic, busy, and hurried, simplicity is not. In a culture that encourages selfishness and excess, minimalism does not. And in a society that is rushing to gain more, satisfaction with less is counter-cultural.
To live an intentional life, we must begin by laying a proper foundation and then add practical steps on each day’s Trek on top of it.
First, find a solid path for life.
“The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.”
“I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.”
Evaluate the Path
“Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel’s great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire.”
Second, add practical steps.
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
“Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.”
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.”
Run with Endurance
“Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.”
The worst thing you could ever waste is your life. We all bring value to our world and indeed the entire world. Instead, commit yourself to living intentionally and on purpose. It is then we can say that we are living a life of significance.
Well, that will finish our podcast for today. If you missed any of our previous podcasts, please check out Wisdom-Trek on iTunes, Stitcher, or Wisdom-Trek.com. Tomorrow we will begin a series on the path to true wealth as told to us by Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States.
So, please check into our “camp” tomorrow for another day on our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.
If you enjoy our daily doses of wisdom, I encourage you to help us in the following four ways:
Thank you!
The journal from this podcast can be found at Wisdom-Trek.com, where we also have wisdom nuggets and free resources.
As we take this Trek together let us always:
This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy the Journey, and Create a Great Day! See you tomorrow!