I would be lying if

"You may not live what you profess, but you will undoubtedly live what you believe." How true this is. When I hear this, I can't help but think of how this applies to my life. It's one of those quotes that just makes you say "Hey, whoa now. This means something. This is important." I would be lying if I said I didn't love meaningful or inspirational quotes. So, when Dr. John Lane said this, I listened up. And what he had to say didn't disappoint.

I'm not going to sit here and summarize what Dr. John Lane said. What he said deserves more than a brief synopsis. It deserves attention, an elaboration. There is one thing he said in particular that I am going to focus on. Dr. John Lane mentioned that the feel-good from things has an expiration date. You know how sometimes you can just tell a message was meant for you. Yep, that Monday night for me. I truly believe God was using doc to convey this to me. This was not the first time that this message has popped up. I read this book earlier in the semester called Blue like Jazz by Donald Miller. It is one of those books that makes you reconsider. Reconsider your life, your thoughts, your actions. It's good. While reading that book I realized how stingy I was. How stingy I am. Now, the message of how materialism doesn't result in happiness has been driven into me for years now. However, at certain times, things just click. They  penetrate, go deep down. Blue like Jazz went deep, you hear. It made me realize how much I have, how wasteful I am, how greedy I am. It reiterated how happiness doesn't equal possessions. That old, familiar lesson.  What Dr John Lane's message did, was just reinforce it even more. It was like a friendly little reminder.

Now what's cool is this: I take this reinforcing message, and say where do I go from here? The answer lies in the other point that Dr. John Lane made. The very first quote I mentioned: "You may not live what you profess, but you wil undoubtedly live what you believe." It's time to live it out. Stop professing it.

Live it out.