Monday, August 27, 2012

August 27, 2012 - Today is the day...


I had the privilege of spending the weekend with 15 young men at Grace Farm; we spent time doing a little bit of service work, playing some games, and digging into God’s Playbook (the Word.) In all we had 6 huddles in the Playbook – I taught 5 of them based upon lessons from the soldier, the athlete, and the farmer found in 2 Timothy 2:1-7; the other huddle was while sitting around the campfire as Freddie Coile shared his testimony and a challenge for the young men to share their faith with others as they head back to school.

The young men that went are all athletically-minded; in other words they understood as I challenged them to rise to the top. They understood as I challenged them to pursue excellence. They understood when I challenged them to raise the bar and not accept being average…

“Every time you stay up late; every time you sleep in; every time you miss a workout; every time you don’t give 100%... you make it that much easier for me to beat you.” (Unknown)

Simply put a life of excellence demands commitment; it demands time. The trip was hopefully an encouragement to the young men in their athletic pursuits, but more importantly in their spiritual pursuits.

Basically every believer I talk with says that he wants to live of life of spiritual excellence. All of them seem to indicate a desire to please the Lord. Yet most are struggling…

What if the previous quote were put into spiritual perspective: “Every time you stay up late (making the next day that much harder); every time you sleep in (and skip your morning quiet time); every time you miss a workout (when Bible study, church, youth group is not important); every time you don’t give 100% (and pursue your own agenda instead of God’s)… you make it that much easier for me to beat you (to trip you up, to steal victory and joy from your life.)” [Satan]

So what is the answer? Today live a life of excellence!!!!!!! The challenge is always based in “today” because tomorrow never comes…

Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day may bring forth.

Today is the day…

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