Commitment

As I was snowboarding one day I was working on a pretty hard trick combo. Each time the first trick
I would land, but I would fail to look for my landing to be able to start the next trick. Each time I kept on saying to myself to commit to it and I will land the trick. Every time I didn't commit I would miss spotting my landing and then the next feature.

Now switch that over to my life with God. Each time I don't fully commit to following God with all I have I fail. I know that if I commit fully all will be good. Just like when snowboarding I know that if I focus and commit to the subject I will land the trick and be alright. Every time I get scared by the speed and danger of the trick and don't commit. Why is it so hard to commit to God and my snowboarding trick? I get scared, I don't trust God or myself. When snowboarding it is so hard for me to forget that my mind is saying that there is danger and let my body do what it knows it can do. I know that my body can do it and that I will be ok, however my mind gets in the way and says; Wait, there is a chance you could hurt yourself. Its the same with God. I know that God will take care of me and that if I commit to follow him completely I will be alright. However, again my mind gets in the way and says; how can you trust this guy? something bad could happen. Now of course I know thats not the truth, but its a whole mind over matter thing. Its the war between ourselves. We just can't let the wrong side win.

It was the last shot of the day because of the fading light, the camera was rolling, I was in pain, and I was tired. However, the desire inside of me put into place by God that pushed me to keep snowboarding stayed around just until the end. It basically was all on the line. I dropped in telling myself to commit, just commit that was all I needed to do. At the lip of the ramp my mind was telling me to not commit, to not do it, and that I could hurt myself.

Its all about the commitment, I had to push past the dumb fear in my mind, and do what I knew I could and should do. I popped off the lip with my mind telling me to not commit, but my body telling me to commit. My body won and I nailed the trick.

All of this shows how if I just commit to God fully all of the time I will get the best ride of my life. I will nail things right and left. I will be happy, content, and have a great life.

So what is the goal? To step across that line, jump in, and commit fully to life with God. Take the new profound life waiting for you to commit to. Commit to God and all will right itself.