Friends--What Are You Willing to Do?
I always considered the members of my teams as family. But Tom Walter, the baseball coach at Wake Forest, has taken that "family" relationship to an entirely new level. He donated a kidney to one of his players.Coach Walter didn't hesitate to volunteer to help Kevin Jordan, a freshman outfielder attending the school on a baseball scholarship. Kevin's athletic skills had not gone unnoticed: the New York Yankees had picked him in the nineteenth round of the amateur draft. But even that news didn't change the fact that Kevin was very ill. His first semester, Kevin was so sick from a rare kidney disorder that he was on a dialysis machine in his dorm room eight hours a day, attending classes and team practices when he wasn't. He wondered if he would ever be able to play bal again.
You may not be in a situation like Coach Walter and Kevin, but you may be called to do something else. It's not the "what" that is important; it's the "what will you do" that is important. As you strive to be like Christ, be ready to lovingly sacrifice something for others. It may be the most important thing He calls you to do
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." (John 15:12, 13 NIV)
I just want to encourage you, to just simply show EVERYONE you come in contact with LOVE. Whether its a smile, opening a door, or saying thank you! It's so much more easier to smile than to frown. One of my favorite people of all time is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I am inspired every day I wake up another day to serve friends, family and strangers all alike regardless of who they are, where they come from, what they look like, etc. It's about people and relationships. We were not made to live by ourselves, but we were made to live life together. Friendships, relationships, cruising on ships and taking trips, buying gifts and giving tips, all of which are worth more than to simply exist.
Live life appreciating the simple things is what we are supposed to do. We are Not to live life waiting to step on or climb over the next person for a promotion or a dollar.
Ok I'm off my soap box! I just want to inspire the people reading this to LOVE!
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