Good morning ladies,
The word of the day is “submit.” I think that the Christian
culture is one of the only places where this is considered a good word. We live
in this crazy world where we are taught not to submit to anybody, but be our
own person. Now, I'm not here to make a case either way but what I am saying is
that submitting to God is something that is pertinent and required in our
faith. James tells his hearers in this passage how important it is to submit to
God so that life can be lived to the fullest. Submission is not a bad thing,
but good when you know how to understand it and apply it to your life.
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he
will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your
hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn
and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble
yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
~Jam. 4:7-10
My question for you is: how well do you do when it comes to
submitting? I mean, think about it. You have been swimming for however many
years of your life and there certain things that you have needed to do to be
successful. Each of you has successfully submitted to the systems in which you
swam. Now is the time for you to excel because of your commitment and
submission to your desires and hopes. My prayer for you is that this week you
reflect upon all the good things that you have done concerning your swim
career. This is going to be a great week. Just as you have disciplined
yourselves and swimming, always remember to continually submit yourself to God.
There is nothing more sweet to the Savior than one who has submitted to his
will. I'm so excited to be here. Let's do this!
Mo
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