"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Desires



"I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out" Romans 7:18

Why does this verse stick to the core of what I feel. Every aspect of life can be defined as such and the comfort I glean from the fact Paul felt this same emotion all those years ago when he wrote this letter to the Romans is irreplaceable. I want to do big things, I want to bring change, I want to affect people. I want to live daily for adventure, a princess to rescue, a cause to rally and fight for. I have been given these things and I know all the pieces of the puzzle will fall in place as life progresses but I find myself impatient. I need to pray more constantly for God's peace and assurance that where I am is where I need to be, I hate being at unrest but in my mind it is a daily question I ask, 'am I doing the right thing?' I do believe the answer is yes, I feel more reassured since switching my major to kinesiology in the college of Education and every day I go to Spanish I am reassured that I am meant to minor in it so I can fulfill my hearts thirst for medical missions. I feel God calling me to the mission field so strongly it's hard to idly sit in class learning about kinetoplastids and xylem and phloem. But I know if I am to let myself be used by God to my fullest extent I need to continue to pursue my goals of achieving acceptance into Physical Therapy School at USA or UAB and to do that I need to just slow down and push through these classes. But every day that passes is one class closer to being able to be in Peru and Mexico and Haiti and Tunis and the other places I feel God had put on my heart to share his love through medical missions. Paul, your words hold such power to me, thank you for continuing to tell us that the reason we have the desire is because of our desire for Christ and the reason we can not fulfill that desire is because on our own we are helpless, we, I, MUST rely wholeheartedly on Christ and Christ alone.

"In Christ alone, my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song.

This cornerstone, this solid ground,

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, What depths of peace,

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease.

My Comforter, my All in All

Here in the love of Christ I stand"
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