Never Stop....

I finished listening to the story of how a man for years has been stopping to assist stranded motorist with their vehicle problems along the highway.  He's become an icon to the San Diego community. When he lost his transportation, the community rallied together and was able to have it repaired so he could keep doing what he had started years before that time.  Over 50 years of service!  During the interview of this gracious man, one thing that was said stuck with me and that was the fact you hear about people doing things for others every now and again but not for 50 years.  He is dedication in motion.

It made me think of a verse that has been in my heart since child hood, "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ. ~ Philippians 4:13"  How often have I started with good intentions and then given up when things became too hard, or I became too busy with other things?  I feel God calling me to His service, to do His will and yet I have allowed life's distractions to take me another way.  I am so humbled by this man's story of service.  God never said life with Him would be a piece of cake.  We're going to run into problems...like a young man that I work with has quoted on more than one occasion...."the struggle is real..."  The good news is that I do not have to go it alone.  I have God in my heart to help me with each one, and He's there to offer wisdom to me when I am struggling with direction or the words to say.  I don't always get it right.  I mess up. However, I know God is there with me and loving me the entire way.  I hope....I truly hope that I am able to continue to serve Him and to "...press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ...."