day no. 13,239: too often, the way taken is the wrong way

"Most of us hold the dream of becoming something better than we are, something larger, richer, in some way more important to the world and ourselves. Too often, the way taken is the wrong way, with too much emphasis on what we want to have, rather than what we wish to become." ~ Louis L'Amour

Too many want greatness without being great.
Too many desire wealth without being rich before God.
Too many want to be large in the view of others without growing.

Too often, the way taken is the wrong way.

The Gospel preaches the exact opposite.

We are free to become less, because we have found the One who is more.
We are free to become poor, because we have found the One who is worth everything.
We are free to become small, because we have found the One who is BIG.

We are free from the patterns and philosophies and worldly wisdoms of getting ahead here, because here no longer holds the same allure it once did before we met Him.