The Athletic Side of Me!
"Remember that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will win. All athletes practice strict self-control. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I am not like a boxer who misses his punches. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified."
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
One time in high school I was running the 300 m hurdles and when I got to the finish line and saw the time, I had beat the school record. I was so excited and so was my coach, until minutes later we found out that I was disqualified for touching the hurdle. I can't even explain how fast that excitement and joy went away and the disappointment I felt. All I could think was I could have done better, trained harder so I would have finished the race as fast as I did, but with out losing the energy that made me push the hurdle down. After telling people about Christ sometimes I feel disappointed that I could have told them so much more, or I didn't tell them enough, then that fear comes to mind (like Paul says) that I might be disqualified. It doesn't feel good or make you feel happy when you get disqualified. So what makes us want to work harder, train more, and have more self-control. It is the love and love brings motivation. I have heard several coaches say, "You have to have a love for the game." Desire without love brings no motivation. It is the same with sharing Jesus with others. The desire is there, but do we love doing what GOD has called us to do, do we have the love for those around us, because out of that love will bring the motivation. How much self-control do we have to do the things that we desire? I remember how happy and how much joy I would feel when I did when a race, when I won something that fades away. I also have felt the joy and happiness of when I turned 180 degrees away from death and turn toward eternal life with Jesus Christ, and the happiness and joy I feel, when I see someone else get saved and also turn towards that eternal life. And that joy and that happiness is so much greater, better, and so much more fulfilling.
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires.
Psalm 37:4
Goodnight!
Dios te bendiga,
Heather
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
One time in high school I was running the 300 m hurdles and when I got to the finish line and saw the time, I had beat the school record. I was so excited and so was my coach, until minutes later we found out that I was disqualified for touching the hurdle. I can't even explain how fast that excitement and joy went away and the disappointment I felt. All I could think was I could have done better, trained harder so I would have finished the race as fast as I did, but with out losing the energy that made me push the hurdle down. After telling people about Christ sometimes I feel disappointed that I could have told them so much more, or I didn't tell them enough, then that fear comes to mind (like Paul says) that I might be disqualified. It doesn't feel good or make you feel happy when you get disqualified. So what makes us want to work harder, train more, and have more self-control. It is the love and love brings motivation. I have heard several coaches say, "You have to have a love for the game." Desire without love brings no motivation. It is the same with sharing Jesus with others. The desire is there, but do we love doing what GOD has called us to do, do we have the love for those around us, because out of that love will bring the motivation. How much self-control do we have to do the things that we desire? I remember how happy and how much joy I would feel when I did when a race, when I won something that fades away. I also have felt the joy and happiness of when I turned 180 degrees away from death and turn toward eternal life with Jesus Christ, and the happiness and joy I feel, when I see someone else get saved and also turn towards that eternal life. And that joy and that happiness is so much greater, better, and so much more fulfilling.
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires.
Psalm 37:4
Goodnight!
Dios te bendiga,
Heather
posted by Heather @ 4:51 PM
3 Comments:
At 5:48 PM,
Jacob said…
Good word! Our lives are ment to be marked by discipline, something that I don't always have. But it is good to know that God acepts us as we are, encouraging us to grow. God teach us to LOVE. It's cool that you have got a blog now. I look forward to reading later posts. See ya tonight. Jacob
At 9:44 PM,
Jacob said…
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At 9:48 PM,
Zita Stillings said…
Yea, I know what you're talking about when I feel the deep in my heart dissapointment that there was something more that I could have done to get a person saved before they left this world.That's cool that someone else knows what that feels like.
Zita
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