Have you ever had a song, video, podcast, or story that struck you to your core? That made you dream a wild dream for your life? I recently had this experience with a video of the song "Home" by Mike Posner.
In the last year, I have been feeling a calling to Africa, specifically to bring clean water and Jesus to places and hearts unreached. I have felt that I want to "run" with kids, buy them shoes, teach them to proper running form and see the smiles on their faces when they have fun doing sports. God has lead me, through songs, to different charities supporting underprivildeged children. One is "The Mercy Ships" and another is the International Sports Federation, a sports mission organization right near my.... you guessed it, HOME, here in Georgia.
The other night, Kim and I were watching this video over and over, just dreaming about how I could act on this calling. What we came up with is so big and overwhelming that it seems crazy. We at first said out loud that I should run across America and raise money for these kids. Today, it turned into biking across America. I wanted to share this because a dream begins with a wild idea. I've always wanted to know my purpose in this world. After Kim's cancer, I knew it involved helping people through health and fitness, but this is something I could never have imagined would be possible.
There are two lyrics in the song that really struck me. One is "sick of sittin here, only got a couple of years before I dissapear" and the other is "I want my life to be an example of something beautiful." Both of these things ring true for me and are the core reasons why I started my company. We only have One Life. We have to live all out and do what we thought was impossible. I encourage you to watch this video and experience it for yourself. I'll keep sharing my plans here, but today, ask yourself, What is your spirit telling you to do with your One Life? I promise you, it has to do with helping others.
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