Ask Seek 4: Inspiration & Prayer

Most of us have a natural penchant to lean more towards the negative in our thinking than we do toward the positive. There are very few of us who are really able to maintain a predominantly positive attitude throughout each day. Our natural leanings are toward the negative side and we have to deal with…

“Lucy Ndungu is headed to Hayward in the 10K, finishing 11th with a time of 34:23.39!” That was the news coming out of Fayetteville, Arkansas at the NCAA West Regionals this week. Lucy’s exuberant joy and radiant spirit of praise came after an agonizingly painful experience. It was about half way through the 24 laps…

But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 Focus is a trained skill. Focus is crucial when competing elements vie for your attention, such as fear of failure, previous mistakes,…

“…but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,who has been given to us.” Romans 5:3-5 One of our Shocker athletes showed exemplary character and determination in the…

What are jumpers saying when they begin clapping their hands above their head while on the runway preparing to jump? Are they saying, “I could use a little help here?” Encouragement can bring an infusion of energy and confidence to an athlete. Our spirits need to be refueled from time to time. And there is…

 Phillipians 2: Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility…

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your…

On Thursday evening at the hotel, an athlete said that he had dreamed three times over break that he had overslept and missed class. As humorous as that conversation was, that statement held more than a hint of anxiety. I’m thinking that this athlete is not alone. The syllabi are lurking and the pressure is…

When chatting in the cafeteria, when you are posing a question in class, when you are competing in a meet, what do you want others to see that is paramount? What if others see God living in you? “All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they…