I was watching this video by Francis Chan. It got me thinking.
When I was a child, I took gymnastic lessons. I wasn’t very good at it. I enjoyed it. I went once or twice a week to the gym. I did not think about gymnastics during the rest of the week. I watched Olga Corbett and would think it would be cool to be her. But that’s Olga Corbett! She’s different! I don’t know if I thought about her dedicating her life to gymnastic. She did though. She sacrificed, she studied, she trained, she fell, she got back up, etc. all for gymnastics. Did I have that dedication? No!
Do I have that dedication to Christ? Um, I want to. Actually, it’s all I want. When I jump off the beam, I hope to hear “Well done”. The cool thing is that I can, by the grace of God have that kind of dedication. It may seem crazy to others to give up cable television to sponsor another child through Compassion International. It may seem crazy to others to just give stuff away. It may seem crazy to spend time in the Word or spend time listening to the teachings of guys like John Piper, Francis Chan or Matt Chandler. Call me crazy, that’s okay because I’m crazy in love with my Savior.
Speaking of crazy love, I’m starting to read Francis Chan’s book, Crazy Love. I’ll let you know how that goes.
May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. – 2 Peter 1:2
