Random Thoughts

The past couple of days God has been bombarding my mind with a couple things. I'm not exactly sure what to say about them, because nothing I can say will describe exactly what you're going through or how they affect you, so I'll leave the relating to you. Only you know what comes to your mind when you read these.

1. Faith - I have not stopped thinking about what Francis Chan wrote in his book "Crazy Love." One of his professors in college asked the class the question that goes something like this, "What do you do in your life that requires faith?"

2. God's got your back - John 16:33 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

3. Give everything you've got - Recently I had a track meet that mentally and spiritually challenged me more than it physically challenged me. As we pulled into the campus of Virginia Tech, seeing the castle-like football stadium, the many classrooms and buildings, the dorm rooms, and all of the extravagant facilities, I realized how big this meet what going to be. As the echoes of the gunshots went off and the events dwindled down near to the end, I realized what type of runner I wanted to be. As I watched and saw one of the runners in the 300 meter dash break the facility record and become one of the world's fastest 300 meter times of the year, it dawned on me. I want to be that runner that when I step on the track, people know this is going to be a good race. I want to run fast, I want to run hard, I want to be a challenger. This may sound selfish or arrogant, but here's why I want to do that. Obviously, I want God to use me to share the gospel with other competitors, but I want to be a good runner because I know what it entails. It requires seemingly impossible workouts, many hours in the weight room, thousands of repetitions at the high jump, long jump, or pole vault pits. I think about all of this as a Gatorade commercial. I want to sweating and breathing heavy. I want to give every single ounce of fight or pain or effort I have. But as the commercial ends, it reads, "For the Glory and Honor of Jesus Christ." I want to be a living miracle. I want to show everyone that no matter what you have or don't have, God will use you. No matter what ability you have, God will use it, if you only let him.

Lord, I'm going to give you everything I got. Help me stay strong, keep you on my mind and in my mindset. "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel..." Romans 1:16a