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Have
you ever balanced a dime on edge?
It’s not easy when its edges
have been worn down by life.
But
isn’t that like life, the need to
balance
The fears and doubts with
faith and hope?
Doesn’t the
daily sunrise spread warmth and trust
To
overcome the darkness, the fears and
doubts?
I’ve
struggled for decades trying to walk by
faith,
Trying not to make a
mistake, so cautiously going through
The
intersections of life while looking for
the roadsigns of His Spirit…..
But I
fear I’ve been too reluctant, too timid,
Too afraid of my own
sin-nature cavities
To risk much for
Him.
And
now as I approach my sixth decade, I’m
haunted by
The missed chances, the lost
opportunities,
Knowing that
I’ve failed to act when I should have.
I
didn’t stop to speak that word of
encouragement
To that priest walking with
head and heart bowed down.
I haven’t poured
out my utmost each day,
Helping others alongside my path……..
Do I
dare dream big now for His sake, after
decades of failures?
Can He still use me in a
mighty way?
Do I dare
challenge God to bless me
So I
can be His funnel to others?
Isn’t
life like a series of tennis matches?
The more we practice,
The better our shots and
walk of faith,
The more success
we have at our life’s true avocation,
Which is to reflect His glory and truth
in all we do?
Doesn’t the Lord sometimes sit on the
sideline as our Coach,
By His Word instructing how
to put a backspin on life?
Isn’t
He the Judge in some games, patrolling
the boundaries?
Doesn’t He sometimes play on
the other side of the net
Within a
thunderstorm of problems,
Waiting to see how quickly we’ll catch
on
To the
circumstance He’s tossed our way,
Waiting with a great big
grin for us to whack the thorn aside
By
returning to Him our backspin of sweaty
praise?
Isn’t
He sometimes our doubles Partner,
When we’re tired, needing
rest, when He knows
We need help to
withstand the onslaught
Of
Satan and his team?
Except He NEVER
makes a mistake,
He NEVER drops a shot.
We
know He’s already won the game.
We
all know people who, like me, have
missed out in the game of life
Because we were too
concerned about making mistakes,
Too timid and
cautious in our walk of faith……
Isn’t
it time for God-sized dreams, to take
Ephesians 3:20 to heart,
To Challenge God to give us
His thoughts?
Am I dreaming
big enough?
Are
you?
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