I enjoyed meeting Marco Coleman at the SCA golf tournament
last Friday. Marco is a former Jaguar and played 14 seasons in the NFL as a
defensive end. That he is fairly healthy after playing for that long in one of
the most physically demanding sports is simply amazing! Our team shot one under
par, and we used 9 mulligans! Needless to say, we did not win – the winners
were 10 under par. Thus, my annual adventure on the golf course last Friday
reminded me why my boyhood dream to play professionally did not become a
reality.
In order to accomplish our dreams and be successful, we have
to be willing to pay the price…
So it is in our pursuit of God. Sunday’s sermon reminded me
that my pursuit of Him requires a singular commitment to trust Him in every
aspect of life.
What does it take to accomplish great things for God? Do we
dream big enough? Are we willing to dream small enough? The seed of a big dream
for God is usually about the size of a mustard seed. When it is planted, the
future is born.
The work that God asks us to do is often too great for us. I
sometimes lose focus and do not trust His ability to provide because I am
easily distracted by my circumstances. Excuses are easy; perseverance is
difficult.
“Because the sovereign
Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like
flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.” (Isaiah 50:7)
Success does not always conform to our time frame or fit our
paradigm of the future. Patience, my friends, God is at work. Let us work as
though everything depends on us, but pray like everything depends on God.
Because it does!
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