Hurdles

Lolo Jones was expected to win the gold in the women's 110m hurdles at the Olympics last night. She didn't get a very good start but made up for it in the middle of the race to pull out in front, then it was like the 9Th hurdle jumped up and grabbed her, she stumbled over that 9Th hurdle, struggled to make it over the 10Th hurdle and came across the finish line in 5Th place I think. She did not finish her race like she expected to and was devastated as she layed on the track with her face in her hands.

Hebrews tells us that we too are in a race as well, and much like the 110m hurdles we can have hurdles in our lives as well that can jump up and grab us and make us stumble. I think of my life and the many hurdles that I have had jump up and grab me and make me stumble. I look back and think about how I could have avoided those hurdles or at least gotten over them with out them grabbing me and making me stumble. It seems that in my life now I do not have as many hurdles that grab me. I am certainly not perfect, by no means maybe I get over those hurdles better now then I did then. Everyone makes mistakes, everyone is subject to hurdles grabbing them and making them fall. When that hurdle does grab us and make us fall, we MUST get back up and go forward. How do we do that, the only answer is GOD! Why is it that I get through hurdles in my life better now? What am I doing better now than I was, and what do I need to do better to keep those hurdles farther apart and easier to get through? It's good to evaluate every once in a while and decide what do I do well and what do I need to do better. Here on some thoughts on my life.

• I am good at attending Church every time the doors are open and have a good relationship with fellow Christians and with God on Sundays and Wednesday nights:
• I need to be better at having that relationship with my fellow Christians and with God on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Spend more time with God and with my christian friends
• I am good at talking to people about their insurance needs:
• I need to be better at talking to people about Christ, and being a better example to others by the way I talk and the way that I live.
• I am good at complaining about stuff that does not work right or does not go my way.
• I need to be better at encouraging others and be more compassionate to others needs instead of mine.

I felt bad for Lolo Jones last night, she was devastated, she did not start good, did good in the middle but did not finish well. In our christian race it does not matter how we start, it matters how we finish. If a hurdle has grabbed you in your life, pray that God helps pick you up and helps get you back in the race, and helps you finish strong. As I evaluate the things in my life that I do well and the things I do not do well, I pray that God helps me with those things, so I can finish strong.