One More For JC

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.  (Matthew 7:7-8) Nine months ago, I wrote the following in my “ The Competitive Fire Within ” verse application:  “I still enjoy winning and I still love to compete.  But I pray I never let those desires negatively impact another person’s life again.”  After Game 1 of the World Series last Saturday night, I realize I still have a long way to go.  Throughout the game between my most beloved team (N.Y Mets) and my most despised team (N.Y. Yankees) I was a nervous wreck.  I couldn’t sit still, I couldn’t relax, and I could barely speak to my family who I had flown half way across the country to visit for the weekend.  At the time, I rationalized it as a once in a lifetime event transpiring before my very eyes.  The Mets and Yankees had neve...

Your hearts must be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands.  (1 Kings 8:61) What a challenge it is to have our hearts fully committed to the Lord.  I don’t know if there has ever been a time in my life when this has been true.  There have been occasions when this has been 50% true or even 75%; but 100% true is another story. Quite honestly, it’s been too easy for me to get caught up in the cares and pleasures of this world.  Who has time to read the bible when there is a good show on T.V.?  Who has time to go to a nursing home or soup kitchen when there is a football game to be seen?  Who has time to give when so much time is spent on the receiving end? When I think about the time that I spend giving, caring, and praying for others and compare it to Christ, it sickens me.  It’s clear that we are two men that live for different motives:  Christ’s sole mission is to serve, my sole mission is to...