Why Aren’t We Having Any Fun Yet?
This weekend at the Gathering in Nashville, I’m going to be speaking on the subject, “If You’re Not Having Any Fun, You Must Be Doing Something Wrong.” As I was writing this week and planning for this talk, I read the headlines that Terrell Owens, the Dallas wide receiver tried to kill himself with an overdose of medication. Now we understand it was an accident and he didn’t mean to take that many.
Either way, this is an illustration of a larger problem. The question is, why would anyone who has so much to live for like Terrell Owens: money, fame, prestige, etc., maybe not want to kill himself, but want to live in such isolation that he didn’t have safeguards of other people around him, particularly when he’s going through a very painful situation. It illustrates the point that it is incredibly dangerous, if not just plain stupid to do life alone. And yet so many people are. Most of the train wrecks that I see in the lives of people are a result of living life like the Lone Ranger. And may I remind you that even the Lone Ranger had Tonto. Batman had Robin.
So let’s use Terrell Owens as a great example for us all. None of us are smart enough, strong enough, good enough, or wise enough to do life without meaningful relationships. That’s one of the things I love about where I am in my life. I get to do a “do over” as I organize, not a church with bricks and mortar, but a movement; a movement where real people can get connected to God and each other. I’m convinced that we only get half of that right. It’s not enough in this life to be just connected to God, we need to be connected to each other.
Here’s the truth: Meaningful relationships make life meaningful. If you’re looking for meaning in life, you need to make commitments to some other people to do life with. It’s essential. If you’re going to have any fun, you’re going to have to have that fun surrounded with a loving community of people who are committed to you and what you believe.
I’m going to hammer that home this weekend and talk about the priority of fun. And why not having any fun is a sign that you’re doing something terribly wrong in life.
One of the questions I’m going to ask and answer this weekend, I aks you now’ “What motivates you to do what you do?” Knowing the answer makes all the difference.
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