On TBN this past Thursday, Bishop Eddie Long said, “When you die, die empty!” He went on to say, “God put eternity in us. He gave us a vision before He gave us a body, which means you had purpose before you were formed in your mother’s womb.… Before you were formed in your mother’s womb, you told God ‘yes’ to your destiny. And God says, ‘I want you to walk in everything that I told you to walk in, because when it’s all said and done, I want you to die empty.’”
He mentioned Paul, who said he was poured out like a drink offering. Paul “died empty.” Jesus, on the cross, declared, “It is finished!” Jesus “died empty.”
Will I fulfill the purpose for which God created me? Will I have poured out everything God placed in me? I want to die empty.
Charis means grace, and that’s what this blog is about: grace, in all its—sometimes messy, always magnificent—manifestations. I’m Dan Butcher, and I invite you to join me in learning to lead a Christ-centered, grace-filled life. 
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