God loves you, even if our website sucks at the moment...
God loves you, even if our website sucks at the moment...
I am in training to run a marathon. In fact, I've been in training for 5 months. God willing, I'll be in training for another 17 months.
Two years training? I've got to be kidding, right? Absolutley not! As an overweight sedentary cerebral type of guy, this marathon is no small thing for me. However, I believe God wants me to get in better shape. Not only that, but I believe God wants to use me as an illustration of what can be done if we are faithful at pursuing what he has planned for us.
The church is often spiritually much like I have been physically - overfed on junk food, underexercised, and often focused on doing what is easy and brings immediate gratification. However, God has something much more planned for us! God wants us to be healthy, grow, and maintain our health.
So let us glorify God by keeping our eyes on the goal, dropping off the weight which holds us back, and pressing forward.
If I were to have a heart attack right at this moment, I hope I would have just enough air in my lungs and just enough strength in me to utter one last sentence as I fell to the floor: "What a ride!" - Mike Yaconelli