To be the best at something you have to prepare. It doesn't always come naturally, and you can't expect it to. National Football Championships are not won without practice....long hard hours of practice. Scholarships are not received without dedication and hard work in school. You can't just decide one day to run a marathon, and go out and win.... you have to train.
This is something I was thinking about today on the way home from our Speech and Debate tournament. Those that won, more than likely put in hard, dedicated hours of preparation. We have improved, but if we want to win, we have to dedicate ourselves, set a goal, and work toward that goal.
Our walk with Christ can be this way at times. It takes dedication... and at times hard work. There are days it would be easier to focus on myself than to pray for others in need. There are times I would much rather stay in bed, then go to church. There are days I want to give up on students who seem to not get it then beat my head against another brick way and turn blue trying to teach them the truth. But that is not what God has called me to. My goal... to become like Christ adn live for Him... that takes hours of preparation, dedication,. and commitment. Thank goodness He is willing to carry me through the days that I don't want to go forward... and when I wander... He doesn't waver... He doesn't move.... He waits for me to realize that I can't do life with out HIM all up in my business!
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