Gun’s Quote-of-the-Week:
“When you aim at nothing, you will always hit your target.”
-Curtis Martin
I had the pleasure of talking with some awesome teenagers this weekend about their "Goliaths."
You know about David and Goliath, right? Big tough man, little dinky kid. Little dinky kid defeats big tough man with slingshot?
Make no mistake... David was a little afraid of Goliath. In fact, if people would have worn pants back in those days, he probably would have wet them.
Unlike the other Israelites, though, David, volunteered to attack Goliath. You see, the people were so afraid of Goliath that they cowered away from him. Instead of standing up against their enemy, the Israelites would have rather ducked their heads to avoid the severe beating that they just KNEW they would get if they tried to defend their homeland. Instead of fighting off the intruders, the Israelites simply put up with their oppression.
These teens discussed with me some of their Goliaths. They have some struggles that they are dealing with right now that seem like there is nothing that can be done to fix them. Some are dealing with broken families, some are dealing with stress, some are dealing with relationship and purity issues, some are dealing with grades.
I smiled when I heard some of these issues. I recalled when I was in high school and many of the above listed items were on my list of "Things I will never be able to fix."
...but the simple fact of the matter is that if you never try, they will always be issues. As the quote suggests, if you never try to fix the problems that affect you today, they will never be fixed. It doesn't mean your troubles and concerns will go away overnight, but it does mean that you have to start today if you want to fix them.
All of us have something in our lives that we are dealing with that seems impossible to fix. Addictions. Illness. Broken relationships. The challenge is to be like David... to be the guy that will stand up and proudly declare "NO MORE!" and then do something about it. The hardest step is the first one, my friends.
So my challenge to you is to make that first step. Risk falling on your face. Risk the potential embarrassment. Risk the humility. You may fail several times, but if you never start, you will never win.
-Curtis Martin
I had the pleasure of talking with some awesome teenagers this weekend about their "Goliaths."
You know about David and Goliath, right? Big tough man, little dinky kid. Little dinky kid defeats big tough man with slingshot?
Make no mistake... David was a little afraid of Goliath. In fact, if people would have worn pants back in those days, he probably would have wet them.
Unlike the other Israelites, though, David, volunteered to attack Goliath. You see, the people were so afraid of Goliath that they cowered away from him. Instead of standing up against their enemy, the Israelites would have rather ducked their heads to avoid the severe beating that they just KNEW they would get if they tried to defend their homeland. Instead of fighting off the intruders, the Israelites simply put up with their oppression.
These teens discussed with me some of their Goliaths. They have some struggles that they are dealing with right now that seem like there is nothing that can be done to fix them. Some are dealing with broken families, some are dealing with stress, some are dealing with relationship and purity issues, some are dealing with grades.
I smiled when I heard some of these issues. I recalled when I was in high school and many of the above listed items were on my list of "Things I will never be able to fix."
...but the simple fact of the matter is that if you never try, they will always be issues. As the quote suggests, if you never try to fix the problems that affect you today, they will never be fixed. It doesn't mean your troubles and concerns will go away overnight, but it does mean that you have to start today if you want to fix them.
All of us have something in our lives that we are dealing with that seems impossible to fix. Addictions. Illness. Broken relationships. The challenge is to be like David... to be the guy that will stand up and proudly declare "NO MORE!" and then do something about it. The hardest step is the first one, my friends.
So my challenge to you is to make that first step. Risk falling on your face. Risk the potential embarrassment. Risk the humility. You may fail several times, but if you never start, you will never win.
…and that’s why it’s a Gun’s Quote!
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