Don’t Waste This Shot

people fade. dreams last. run your race.

Author

Ethan Diaz
July 13, 2025

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Some people will never understand you.

They’ll think you're too locked in.
Too ambitious.
Too faithful.

They won’t get why you miss parties or stay off your phone.
Why you train when you’re tired.
Why you say no to distractions that everyone else says yes to.

But you’re not building for them.

You’re building because you know time doesn’t wait.

You’ve got a dream that keeps you up.
A vision that makes you uncomfortable when you’re not moving toward it.
A calling that makes you feel out of place in average spaces.

This world tries to sell you comfort.
But God calls you into purpose.
And purpose costs something.

It costs late nights.
Tough losses.
Uncertain paths.
Discipline when no one’s watching.

But it gives you something too.

It gives you peace.
Growth.
A deeper reason to wake up.
And the kind of self-respect that doesn’t need to be seen to be solid.

Diogo chased his dream until the very end.
Damian put God’s plan over his own.
Lamine knew it was now or never.
Kobe never stopped being kobe.

What about you?

You weren’t born to chase people.
You were born to chase purpose.

Don’t fold now.
Don’t wait.
Don’t water yourself down to fit in.

Be who God called you to be.
And keep running your race.

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