Winning track star

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Birth date........................Died date

 



 

Oh, if we only knew!   But.....we don't.  Nope, we don't know how many dots there will be between our birth date and our died date do we?  So that just begs a question....are you just a mass of human flesh occupying space here on earth for an unknown period of time, destined to just play out the game of life for that unknown period of time as best you can?  Or are you one of God's children who is here for that unknown period of time who knows you have been placed on earth for a purpose?  And just what might that purpose be?

 

If you are a man, husband, father who is trying to live his everyday life as a Christ follower, you will have acknowledged that, "yes, I am more than a blob of flesh here on earth for an unknown period of time", and, "yes, I know that I have a purpose."  Certainly most would also acknowledge that our purpose is to further God's Kingdom while we are here on earth. 

 

Try looking at it like a life long track meet, and in that track meet you are determined to be a winning track star.  Not to prove anything to anyone, but because you recognize your kingdom furthering purpose here and you are bound to do the best possible job you can....always striving to be better.  Some of the track events you might excel in may be:

1. High hurdler:  in your life you may find that you have hurdle after hurdle to work through.  You round a corner and there's another one.  You run a little bit more, and darned if there isn't a row of them all lined up.  If you're going to be a winning track star you are going to attack those hurdles with all you've got, and if you stumble on one you'll pick yourself right up and keep on going.  The race isn't done yet.
2. High jumper:  High jumpers raise the bar higher after every success.  They know that if they have reached a certain level there is yet another level they can reach.  In your life you reach levels in your job, your spirituality, relationships, and your expectations of yourself.  Don't you think it would get a bit boring to just be satisfied with how far you have come?  Might you think that if you tried just a bit more you could take it all to another level, and might that challenge afford you just a bit of excitement?  Keep raising the bar....if you're going to be a winning track star the race isn't done yet.
3.  Cross country runner:  Cross country runners run for extended periods of time.  Kind of like life isn't it....an extended period of time, except in life we don't know the full length of the race?  They may face obstacles as they race, they fall, they may make a wrong turn, they may run in inclement conditions.....they face unknowns.  But, they keep on running toward the finish line, no matter what.  In your cross country race, that one made up of the dots between birth and death, are you a winning track star?  Do you pick yourself up and keep on running, no matter what comes in your way?  Are your eyes fixed on the goal because you know the race isn't over yet?

"..................."  Is it 20 more years?  Maybe 10, 2, 6 days, maybe hours?  None of us knows do we?  Are you a man that is not focused on the length, but fully focused on the end results?  If so, then you are a winning track star and God is pleased.

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