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Many Facebook users, over the past week or so, have clicked on the link to have Facebook create a recap video of pictures and moments that have been shared via social media. I was hesitant to have Facebook create my video, knowing that not all of the events I shared were of happy moments. I didn’t want to have a photo remind me of the pain as well as the joy. I didn’t want those moments to taint what could otherwise be a compilation of special memories that bring a smile.
Curiosity won out and I clicked to have my personal “look back” video made. One unwanted picture slipped through and marred what otherwise might’ve been a great video. I actually don’t remember any other part of the content. I allowed that one picture to define my “look back” and did not share the video so that others would not be reminded of that defining moment either.
On this Throwback Thursday, my challenge to you and to myself is this: Are you allowing a painful moment in the past to define your future? Or are you simply wanting to leave it in the past and not bring it with you into the future?
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I can only imagine the level of dedication, the hours of practice, and the countless sacrifices required to become an Olympic athlete. I suspect that the alarm clock would become your enemy on many mornings, but I know that no athlete makes it to that level of competition alone. Family, friends, and coaches each play an integral part in supporting the athlete and helping them reach their potential in whichever sport they choose.
My alarm clock is often my enemy, but my motivation doesn’t come from a beeping machine or jingle playing on my phone. “Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world” (I John 4:4). No matter what job I have had, no matter where I have lived, or what I have endeavored to do, I know that it would be impossible without the support of family, friends, and the body of Christ.
May this verse be your motivation on this Wake-up Wednesday:
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” Hebrews 10:24