Believe me, they are two completely different people. I may have looked the part early on, but I only became the part once I truly committed. I recently asked our students what was the reward for good people in heaven. I believe it will happen when people stop looking the part and start becoming the part. Religion, like the Mountain Board gear and padding, looks impressive, but it is the absolute commitment to Jesus Christ that is the real thing.
Steep hills are scary but fun.
As you choose to follow Christ with a reckless abandon, you will fail and it will hurt. To live the life of a follower of Christ is to step off into what you can t handle, to go into what looks scary, and to try what you think you can t do. We hope you are enjoying our weekly devotions. A century ago, a world without radios, televisions, CD players, pagers, and cell phones provided numerous opportunities to be alone with one s thoughts. Today, we seem to fear silence, afraid of what we might hear if we were forced to stop and listen to ourselves think.