We must take heed, is the thing. We must take heed lest we think we ever age out of foolishness or faithlessness. We don’t. Look at Solomon. Time doesn’t heal. Time tells. It tests. And tries.
Time can make us lazy. After all, who’s watching anymore? It can make us meaner. Angrier. Harder headed. More bitter. More prideful. More selfish.
It can make us freak out. Fear that our lives will end without us ever feeling “alive” again, how ever we might define alive.
We have an opportunity here to examine our own lives and take heed lest we assume we’re beyond blowing them up sky high.
Can we finish well? Yes. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, help me. This kind of thing scares the living daylights out of me. My story is not over and there’s still time to be even more foolish in my future than I’ve been in my past. And that’s saying something.
We CAN finish well. But it will not be accidental. It will not be incidental. It will take humility. It will take a radical mindset like that of the apostle Paul. He adopted one goal. One absolute pursuit. “This one thing I do.” All else was a far and distant second.
It will take everything we’ve got. And the revelation will be that Jesus IS everything we’ve got.
How I thank God for the cross of Christ. How I thank God for his grace. How I thank God that he loves Philip Yancey so much that he wanted him to finish well. To repent. To pivot. To love his wife and his family well. To love the Giver of eternal life well. Thank God, none of us can take that right from Philip. His public life may be over. Beyond repair in our eyes. His private life is not. That’s what’s so amazing about grace.
Jesus, be with them.
Jesus, be with us all.
@mcdanell99 I distinctly remember you and Amanda getting so excited and anticipating new seasons at Greenup! Anytime that show comes up in conversation I think of y’all!
“Most of us get about knee-deep in the Christian life, discover that the water feels fine, and stop there. We never swim in the depths of divine intimacy Jesus won for us. This book is an invitation to swim.” -Tyler Staton
I know that the sports media business is changing & streaming is becoming more prevalent, but it's absolutely ridiculous that today's Crosstown Shootout between Cincinnati & Xavier is not on linear television.
A miscarriage of justice!
And a disservice to college basketball!
No spiritual discipline can make God love you.
It’s too late for that. God already loves you.
But spiritual disciplines helps us to live in God's love, and offer it to others.
What a complete dumpster fire of a loss for Cincinnati. I love UC football. But this loss is 100% on coaching. If your team is up 21 points in the second half you have to win the game. No excuses. I’ll always cheer for my Bearcats but wow that was sad.
Adversity is guaranteed.
How do you regulate your emotions when it happens?
Your ability to “get out of the bucket” quickly ultimately determines your success.
This is a great tool to use with athletes.
Stephen Gonzalez video GOLD 🥇
Whether if the left or the right, our great nation is desperately sick. We have forsaken Christ and are now reaping the chaos of idolatry.
Repent and believe the gospel. It is our only hope.
Before the water turned into wine, someone had to do the ordinary, tiresome task of filling the water pots.
We want the new wine to just appear, but Jesus calls us to fill the jars first.
In short, God often wants us to participate in our own transformation.