Going In Circles

I think I was born with some sort of car gene. I have loved cars of all kinds since I was barely old enough to drive. I can remember looking at car magazines and advertisements beginning by age 12. With cars in my blood, it was inevitable that I would eventually become a fan of NASCAR. I guess I started watching sometime in the late 90's and I've been to several races over the years. The biggest race was the 2005 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis when Tony Stewart won his first Indy race; it was awesome (understatement!!!!!)! Just a few months later in I was privileged to do the Richard Petty Experience. This is where they strap you into a race car, by yourself, and let you go crazy around the track. I ran 30 laps at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis and hit a top speed of 127 mph. (I'm geekin' out just thinking about it!) Even though I wouldn't consider myself a race "fanatic", I've experienced my fair share of ridicule for being a race fan. The most typical statement is, "It's just cars making lefthand turns and going in circles for 4 hours." My typical response is, "So!"

Do you want to know what's funny? I've known people who's lives resembled a NASCAR race, because ultimately their life was just going in circles. They didn't have a predetermined destination and at the end of the day they realized it was a day filled with unconscious lefthand turns that got them no where. It happens everyday; people laying in a hospital bed preparing to die when they begin to analyze their lives only to realize their life consisted of a number of years, but they never really lived!

So where do you want your life to be 5, 10, 25 years from now? What's stopping you from setting a course for that destination? Step 1, ask God where he wants your life to be. Step 2, make the necessary changes to start down that path. Step 3, consult God along the way and enjoy the journey! Quit going in circles and start living!

"Lord, help me quit going in circles....show me your plan for my life....help me reset my life course.....and go along with me on the journey! AMEN!"