We all have a purpose: Take a Stance.

“If  you have nothing worth dying for, you have nothing worth living for.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

What do you stand for? When push comes to shove do you stand for what you believe or do you crumble under the weight of the pressure? My pastor is currently going through the book of Daniel (yes, the Bible book…but don’t click off the page just yet, hear me out). Today the topic was about choices.  All choices come with options and consequences, the  choices we make show us what we are made of.  Nothing tells you about yourself like having your back against the wall. It is in those moments that you choose to stand, or choose to surrender.

I don’t think there is a person in the word that says, “When I grow up I want to surrender!” So, then why do we give up what we believe so easily? Each time we surrender, we break off a part of ourselves and this continues until there is nothing left of us but a shell.

We all have a purpose so don’t be afraid to seek it. Stand for what you believe, even if everyone else disagrees with you. It is better to have the whole world against you and know who you are, than to have everyone’s agreement and be lost. Find something worth dying for…then STAND your ground.

So what am I thankful for today? Thankful that I have something worth dying for…therefore, I live for it.