For years, I have had this saying, 'What else is there?' This statement refers to life being spent pursuing Jesus, and desiring His Presence in my life continually. There is none but Jesus.
Today, after a long discussion with mentors and discipliners, which also happen to double as my parents, I have to eat my words, and realize that I have worked hard to mold everything in my life to fit into that 'What else is there?' package.
The only way that I feel like I can really explain these dealings in my heart, I have to step back and understand, that I am who God has designed me to be. I'll sum it up in one statement: I can't bring my things to heaven, but I can bring heaven to my things.
What do I mean? I can't really explain it. I've been soul searching, and if I were you, I would expect to see some major changes in Brandon Snell's life. Some will be radical, but most of the change will be exposing who I really am. I have dreams that I have suppressed for sake of wanting to get things in order first - without actually getting anything done.
I am the type of individual that likes to see the whole picture, but focus on completing step one, even though I may be discussing or dreaming about phase twelve. I don't like completing step one, two, and three at the same time while dreaming about phases 12-17. Let me finish one, and then we'll move on.
I have a lot of loose ends in my life because I refuse to tie them off all at once before I progress. I can't halt progress any longer. I have resource to capture and tame. I have seeds to plant. I have dreams to envision - I have visions to realize.
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Who knows, maybe Brandon Snell will be Mayor soon. Watch out Kathy Taylor.
Maybe Brandon will raise up a record label that will let musicians be musicians. Watch out Andrew Lack, Doug Morris, Edgar Bronfman Jr., and Eric Nicoli.
Maybe Brandon will create a business consortium/endowment that will benefit local communites and businesses and economies. Watch out Kenneth Lewis, Brendan McDonagh, Vikram Pandit, and Ben Bernanke.
Maybe Brandon will begin revolutionizing the ability to capture resource for quality private education. Watch out Dennis Van Roekel, Margaret Spellings and Barack Obama.
Perhaps I will work only to learn, and teach, that the answer to any and every problem is to give our debts to the One who already paid for them. Perhaps I will work to give authority back to the people, not the media by which we are now driven. Perhaps I will work every day of the rest of my life to re-establish the American Dream for every American - To live a life of worship and dedication to God through the only things that are honorable - hard work, compassion, and dedication. We only have a few days left, and I will spend them living in hope, which is to be our anchor, our only sure constant. The church will come alive when it learns to bear fruit - through labor (good-ol-hard-do-it-yourse
If or if not - this is for sure - I will no longer put myself in the box of analytical submission. It's time to be moved, or be removed. There is no time for games.
Jesus move me. (I know You want to. . . .)
