new year-new man

I heard a song on K-love yesterday that talked about a girl going “100 mph in the wrong direction”. It was “Does anybody hear her?” by Casting Crowns. It says she is “another two years older and three more steps behind”. It reminded me of some people I know who seem like they have just been stuck in the same spot for years or even worse, a few steps behind where they were a few years ago. Not only did this get me thinking about some of the people I know (who shall remain nameless) but it also got me to thinking about myself. While I don’t feel like I am headed in the wrong direction, some of my actions and choices are not helping me get where I want to go. So why do I keep doing them? I also realized that perhaps I have not set the best example for some non-Christians in my life. While I go to church, read the Bible and make (for the most-part) ethical Christian choices, I still do some things and engage in a style of talking and crude humor that gives non-believers something negative to point at. I need to work at knocking that off if I want to be able to tell my story and lead others to Christ. My heart for Christ on the inside has changed but not all of my outside actions have been reflecting that change. Some of the changes I have made are not visible, so I need to work on the one’s that people who I can potentially have an impact on can see. I realized the power that comes with working with younger people and having people (of any age) look up to you.

More thoughts on the song and the person running 100 mph in the wrong direction….

A teacher in college was talking about dilemmas. A true dilemma, he said, is when you have two choices and neither one of them is more appealing than the other (or they are both equally unappealing). But what he said next was what has stuck with me. He said any movement, even in the wrong direction, is better than no movement at all. If you are at a fork in the road and you head off in one direction and it turns out to be the dead end then at least you know and can turn around and head back in the right direction. But if you stay stuck in the middle you will never find out. So I will set out to head in the right direction and if I chose the wrong path, hopefully I dont go down it at 100 mph or crash. I am sure I will take little detours but need to keep focusing on pluggin away towards my final destination. peace.