Soldier of The Cross, do not be tempted to build your life.
You were given a life in order to give it up to the One Who gave His for you. There is no other safe place and there is no other danger so great as human ambition.
The far-sighted Christian is he who is eager to invest in eternity. He understands there is One who is tenderly leading , pruning and loving.
Be done with needing achievement or recognition. There is no harder addiction to break.
Stand before Him and declare yourself to be a Living Sacrifice.
Aloud.