Yikes... neglect is what my blog has experienced. I've neglected it for lack of time. Today I only write because I'm at Camp and our registration software is down- giving me no task to complete. And for a moment I've remembered, "Ahhh... yes, I have a blog."
In 5 minutes I'll get up from my chair and head to consume lunch in Camp's cafteria. After scarfing down my food, I'll head to clothe myself in winter warmth. I'll trek to the ski shop and put on my board. I'll rent snowboards until a beginner walks in- or in many cases, several beginners. Together, we will head to the hill where I'll do my best to teach them how to relax with 2 feet on one board. It will take time. It always does. They'll fall again and again. But if they have determination, they will listen to my voice and practice doing the very things their brain opposes. And they'll learn to board. They will have fun and shoot for bigger hills and faster speeds.
I have 4 hours with them. How can I share my life with them? How can I encourage them to live life with determination. In the same way they'll struggle to learn snowboarding, if they've given their lives to Christ, they will struggle to live their lives for him. Their hearts and mind will tell them false things about Him and they'll be prone to doubting who He is. They'll battle this. But if they listen to His Word and practice doing the very things their flesh opposes, they will learn the purity of faith and perserverance. They'll have eternal joy and shoot for "bigger hills and faster speeds."
