Die Trying

January 4, 2008
Vacation. Cabo San Lucas. ‘Die Trying’. Tingling spider-senses!
No, I haven’t gone completely mad . . . just partially. We were on vacation recently when I saw a sign advertising a local business. The sign immediately gripped me and I knew a creative thought was birthed.
The reason so many people never live up to their potential or destiny is not due to lack of opportunity but primarily to a lack of trying. It appears that one of the most difficult things for people to do is simply to try something new.
Try - it’s a small word - just three letters. Try - to make an effort to do something; to attempt. Fear of the unknown has been the prison guard of the incarcerated who are guilty of having possession of unrealized potential. Why is this? It’s simple.
It’s in the ‘trying’ that you do the ‘dying’ and it’s the ‘dieing’ that keeps us from trying. To try something new is to die to something old.
One of my favorite authors is John Mason and he makes some excellent observations about trying:
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."
"We all make mistakes-especially those who do things.
"Failure is often the first necessary step toward success. if we don't take the risk of failing, we won't get the chance to succeed.
"To fail is the natural consequence of trying.
"When we are trying, we are winning."
The most difficult thing in the world to drive is the tricycle (try-cycle)
It’s a three-willed vehicle. The will(wheel) in front is the steering will (wheel)! It provides forward motion, speed, traction, and direction.
The two in the back provide stability.
One must know the will (wheel) of God, the will of the devil, the will of man. When the will of God is out front directing your life, you will always grow in the right direction and make proper turns when necessary.
Knowing the wheel of satan is important because your will must be the exact opposite of his - this provides you with a sense of stability.
God doesn’t want you to be righteous - He just wants you to die trying!
God doesn’t want you to be holy - He just wants you to die trying!
God doesn’t want you to be pure - He just wants you to die trying!
This concept is the premise for all victory in your life, for you see, without ‘try’ in the word ‘triumph’ all you have is ‘umph’!
Now get out there and TRY!!