Pioneer

Here is something that was said by someone who Scott and I respect very highly. Dutch spoke this during a Ramp conference a long time ago and it still speaks to me. Maybe some of you will get something from it as well:

"You are here because God marked you.
You want to be a difference maker.
There is something in your DNA that can’t accept status quo.
You will never fit in the box marked normal.
Deep in your heart you know you are called to change things.
You love God but hate religion.
When you taste Him, it makes you hungry for more.
You crave His presence but hate the average church service.
You refuse to let the world around you shape you or define you.
When you dream, it is about the impossible.
When you see pain, you know you are called to heal it.
When you face adversity, you don’t care because you measure it against your God.
You wonder why you’re so strange, so different.
When others want to party, you want to pray.
When they laugh, you weep. When they dance, you mourn.
You will never fit into the typical societal niche because you are a reformer.
You don’t live for fame,
you would never lower your goal to being rich and famous.
You’re an Abraham.
A Joshua.
An Esther.
A David.
A Wilberforce.
A Lincoln.
A Lou Engle.
Bullets don’t scare you, mediocrity scares you.
Indifference scares you.
Losing your life doesn’t scare you, wasting it does.
You’ve already died, so you are free."

— Dutch Sheets

And the song "Pioneer" by Rick Pino speaks the same message: