One of my all-time favorite people in history is none other than Walt Disney.
Everyone knows Walt Disney b
ecause through his brilliant artistry and rich imagination, he was able to produce globally renowned cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy, among others.
He was said to be a man who was way, way ahead of his time.
His works—be it cartoon animation or other fantasy movies, transcended his generation, making them all classic and enduring till this day.
And as I read his life and works, one common characteristic I like about Disney was the way he challenged the present.
He wasn’t contented with what he had achieved. He wasn’t’ contented seeing Mickey Mouse and the gang strut their stuff through television.
He kept improving his craft. His desire was to improve the quality of American life by providing the best entertainment for the family.
So came Disneyland in the 1950s, followed by the Walt Disney World Resort that included the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida that opened in 1971.
I believe as 2010 comes along, we can take the route Disney took—by not being contented with where we are.
That we wouldn’t just stay where we are and say, “I’m happy with where I am, right now”. That we’d be willing to challenge the status quo.
That we’d take steps of faith, knowing that Jesus isn’t a fickle-minded God because as the author of Hebrews would say: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
One step of faith (taken daily for 365 days in 2010) can produce a faith-filled, God-dependent life.
My wife and I are excited for our family time out tomorrow and January 1. It’s our time to seek God and ask Him to put His fingers in areas of our marriage and family that we need to improve on for 2010.
Photo Source: http://www.justdisney.com