What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Mark 8:36
“If you pursue money, you might find it. It will be cool and exciting. But if you pursue meaning, you will absolutely find it…..and you’ll likely find some money along the way. People who pursue meaning live ridiculously amazing lives. Not easy lives; amazing lives.”
Travis Shelton in “750 Sessions, Oh My!” blog post on 5 June 2024. Check out these resources from Travis. Website: www.travisshelton.com / The Daily Meaning blog: www.travisshelton.com/blog / Podcast: https://podfollow.com/meaning-over-money
What are you aiming for? That’s really the operative question Travis puts before us today. Choose meaning over money. He likes alliteration. It makes it easy to remember. Both start with “M” but arrive in diffferent places.
Again, in other words, I ask you. Which path will you take? You can gain everything and miss everything simultaneously. It’s a great paradox of human life and reveals the simplicity and awesomeness of the Christian faith.
Look at the gain when you choose wisely. Travis calls it a “ridiculously amazing” life. That’s the perfect word for pursuing the opposite of what the world pursues. It opens you to ridicule and peer pressure to conform and it’s also amazing.
I am still in Wisconsin with John. Why fly to a remote place to spend time with a deeply spiritual, humble, and godly friend? To have a ridiculously amazing time, of course. I pursued meaning this week.