OLYMPICS! :D

As you may know, or may not, the 2010 Winter Olympics are going on right now in Vancouver. And i am an olympic junkie, for lack of better phrasing. I absolutely love the olympics! Weather they're the normal olympics, or the winter olympics. I love them! That is pretty much the only thing that is on the tv in our house right now. For me, the Olympics are not just something that is an athletic competition. And it's not just something entertaining either. For me the Olympics are one of the last few things in this world that brings people together from everywhere around the world, putting aside everyone's differences and giving their all in doing something that they are passionate about. Tonight i was watching the men's snowboarding competition. Long story short, Shaun White won gold for the second time in a row. I was so excited! Snowboarding is my favorite thing to watch from the winter Olympics. When Shaun's spot as number one was secured he had another run, and on this one he was so excited, so passionate, and so carefree, cause his place was secured. So his last run he just went out there and had fun with it. It didn't matter what he did or how he did it. His place was secure. And this got me thinking.... Why don't we live life this way? Why don't we realize that once we give our life to God our place in Heaven is secure? And why doesn't that make us happy enough to live life carelessly, and passionately? In thinking this, i have been really convicted. I have lived my life focusing on what not to do, and every single thing that i should accomplish in my life. I haven't been living with the passion that i should. By giving my life to God i chose an everlasting life in Heaven with Him. That is something so amazing! God's love, that He would even accept me, or anyone else, cause we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God, is so amazing and it is the very reason i have my spot up in Heaven for all of eternity."For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies." -Psalm 57:10. So what's to worry about? What's to be uptight about? And if you haven't made that decision to make God the Lord of your life, then i so desperately urge you to do so. It is the best decision you will ever make. But if you have made that decision, and have made your heart open for God, then your spot in Heaven is secure because of God. So have fun, and live life passionately! There's nothing to lose!