Audio: The Fruit of Commitment

The Fruit of Commitment
commit to be wrecked: how to be happy
The point of a trip is to lead you to a destination.
travel: merely feeding restlessness
not what God has for us: bouncing from one to another, after a few months of trying things out
age of opportunity: unlimited freedom
purpose is to find something
reality char by order, not chaos
chace exps & events & failed the test of commitment
abandoning commitment: narcissistic
w/o cmmitment: lack happiness
if nothing is worth dying for, then nothing is worth living for.
die that we may truly live
prodigal children wandering aimlessly
excuses for avoiding commitment
afraid to make a decision
not waiting but stalling
afraid of the conseq
learn how to be a friend, mt a deadline
commitments make us become better people
tough choice
the beauty of a LT rel
embrace exp
one commitment at a time
extended adolescence
instinct to avoid commitments: figuring things out
industrial rev: youth culture
adol: a modern phenomena
break the cycle
look bkward, not forward
need initiation: mentorship
take the initiative to find someone to guide them
the student's resp,  not the mentor's
we refuse to let young ppl fail
learning confi in the face of inadequacy & insec
grow up into your destiny
no map: make your own way
get over your commitment phobia
promises: covenants
age of gratification
be ppl of covenants
embrace the hard thing: commit
contrary to avoiding pain
the ease is hardly worth the sacrifice
we must risk
any commitment is a risk
higher risk of waiting: waiting to decide
readiness doesn't come cheap
greatness has a cost, commitment: walk thru the mire (hero for the satisfaction of tom)
process of a long haul
patience: sep us from the pack
you can outlast the other guys if you try, trip 3x
commit: the only way greatness is achieved
a choice not to do something else
decision paralysis
commit to a cause
what was hard was also right
chasing the promises of something better
watching self grow
some blessings come with LT investment, better in the long haul
a deeper, lasting joy: subtle at 1st
some accomplishments take time
a decision that cost us dearly
stupid to play it safe
where we grow
don't sleep on it, don't procrastinate
embrace the challenge, make the choice
the fruit is always worth the pain
excitement of doing something new
new is always attractive
portray what we do as something new