His Opportunity to Change the World Some years ago when Apple Computer fell on hard times, Apples co-founder and chairman, Steven Jobs, went from California to New York City. His purpose was to convince PepsiCos John Sculley to move west and run his struggling company. As the two men overlooked the Manhattan skyline from Sculleys penthouse office, the Pepsi executive started to decline Jobss offer. Financially, Sculley said, youd have to give me a million-dollar salary, a million-dollar bonus, and a million-dollar severance. Flabbergasted, Jobs gulped and agreed—if Sculley would move to California. But Sculley would commit only to being a consultant from New York. At that, Jobs issued a challenge to Sculley, Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want to change the world? In his autobiography, Oddesy, Sculley admits Jobss challenge knocked the wind out of me. He said hed become so caught up in his future at Pepsi, his pension, and whether his family could adapt to life in California that an opportunity to change the world nearly passed him by. Instead, he put his life in perspective and went to Apple.1 Let me ask you a question, Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water—or doing what you are doing today for the rest of your life? Or do you want to help change at least your world? Theres nothing wrong with selling sugared water ... or doing a million other things; but theres nothing earth-changing about many of these undertakings either. The question is, Is what you are doing making a difference in someones life—or that of many lives—and that for eternity? Do you want to join hands with Jesus Christ and help make an impact on your world? If your answer is yes, he may call you to be a prayer intercessor, to give sacrificially, to change your profession, or he may call you to leave your comfort zone to go out into the world of Christian service. Whatever you choose to invest your life in, be sure that what you are doing is investing in peoples lives for all eternity, and in so doing, storing treasure in heaven.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:07:43 +0000
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