I have a bucket list of things I’d love to do in life. I hope you have one as well, which causes dreams to stir up in you about doing amazing things!
Perhaps you want to hand glide over the Grand Canyon. Not me, but hey, if it’s your dream, go for it. Maybe you want to swim with dolphins. That’s probably way safer than hand gliding, but I digress.
There are many things I desire to do before I kick the ole bucket.
I want to write a song with Dolly Parton, go on an African Safari, take part in an underground church service in China, and run a 1/2 marathon. I want to go deep sea fishing, ride through the rainforest, and speak at a Joyce Meyer conference. Those are just a few things.
Over the last several months, I’ve been thinking about my bucket list. There are some great adventures on there I pray God allows me to take part in. But when I look at the list, it’s all about me and the things I want to do and accomplish. Is that wrong? Of course not. God wants us to dream about and desire things. He wants to do things for us beyond our imagination.
But I want to redefine my bucket list.
I want two bucket lists – one for the things I would love to accomplish and another for the things I want to help others accomplish. I don’t want my list to be completely focused on me.
The idea of dreaming about the things I want to do for others before I kick the bucket gets me more excited than I can even describe. Okay, except for writing a song with Dolly Parton. Yep, still pretty excited about that!
- I want to pay for a one-week vacation for a family of people I don’t know.
- I want to pay off a mortgage for someone.
- I don’t want to just attend a service in an underground church in China, I want to send hundreds of Bibles to them.
- I want to pay for a woman rescued from sex trafficking to go to college.
- I want to build Esther’s House homes in Africa, Moldova, India, and wherever else God desires, debt-free.
- I want to watch thousands of women fall in love with Jesus.
- I want to hand a set of car keys to a single mom to drive off in a brand new car.
[ctt template=”5″ link=”mMHc2″ via=”yes” ]One of the greatest accomplishments in life is helping others with their accomplishments.[/ctt]
Yes.. all these items on my bucket list still point back to me, but they’re not about me. And without God’s divine intervention, none of them are possible. Not one. That would take more money than I have the capacity to add up. Which makes the list even more exciting, because God is the only one who can make these things happen.
I’ve only begun to dream and wow does it get me pumped. Oh Father, show me what you would have me do to walk in faith, proclaim your name, and pour into others.
Will you dream with me? What’s something you could add to your bucket list to bless others?