In Preparation for the Hearing

Growing up in sports I always heard the phrase, “practice makes perfect.” My immediate response was always I Know I know, but it wasn’t till life after high school that I have realized the value of practice and preperation.

In preperation to a big game, the team works harder mentally and physically. More sweat falls from the brows of the players as they practice to achieve greatness. The level of intesity magnifies and the devotion of the team is stronger. The chemistry of the team does not look like individual players, but like a family. They work together to achieve one goal, they have one purpose, to win.

I could not imagine a team days before a championship game sitting around eating junk food and over looking practice. That is a sense of pride, to think that you have it all down, therefore preparation is not necessary. Even amongst the greatest like Michael Jordan, preparation was key in success.

But is that not what we do, to think that preparation is pointless? So many times in life we say, “I got this” when in reality we have nothing.

This week, Moody Bible Institute, hosts an amazing event, Founder’s Week. This will be my fourth year attending this conference and I must say I am excited to hear the word of God. But is excitement enough….?

God has used these speakers in amazing ways, He has made their lives as models for Christians to follow. And now He is using them to express the Truth of God.

This is Moody’s championship round, this is Moody’s big week, how can I not prepare for it? In the past I have attended Founder’s Week and missed some of the things God was trying to tell me because I had walls up or I was not open minded. Not that I didn’t want to hear the word of God, but I was not prepared to hear it. Now, I am not saying that God does not work if we are not listening, but there is a sense of open mindedness to conviction that comes through preparation.

Like in a big game, if you do not stretch before and after, you can seriously injure yourself. Well I did that, I didn’t stretch before and after Founder’s Week and I caught myself in disobedience. Hurting my spiritual walk with God.

This year I want to do things different. I want to prepare my heart for the hearing of God’s word. I do not want to miss what he has to say to me. I want to be obedient in his Word. I do not want to think that “I got this” because in reality, I have nothing. I cannot just sit around before the big game, my mind and heart is consumed by it. Lets work together like a family, the body of Christ.

It is time for me to prepare through prayer and meditation. It is time that I put my walls down, so that I can lean on His.

I ask for your prayers, as I pray for you as well.

Founder’s Week