One of my greatest life lessons didn't come from a parent, teacher, mentor or even a person. It came from a gerbil I had when I was 9 years old. His name was Jerry.
Jerry lived in an aquarium with tubes to explore and a spinning wheel. He spent his waking moments running on that wheel. I never saw him explore the tubes; he just ran on that wheel constantly.
We’re often like Jerry. Day after day, we run on our own spinning wheels. We go to work, come home, eat, watch TV, sleep…and wake up to do it all again.
I was stuck on a wheel until a few years ago. Then, I answered my true calling, got off the wheel, and became a missionary to Nicaragua. Life is an adventure now. We're planting churches, feeding children and changing lives for eternity. We could do even more with more 'iPrayGiveGo' ministry partners.
I’ll never forget the day Jerry died. I found him dead on that wheel. You say, “Well, he died doing what he loved.” No. Jerry died doing what he always did. Do you want to die doing what you’ve always done? Or, are you ready to ditch the wheel and do what you were created to do?
Max and Jennifer Kennedy, Missionaries to Nicaragua
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