Are you up for the challenge? Lolo Jones is!

Living the Christian life can definitely be a challenge. As a matter of fact, Jesus told us that, “the way would be narrow and few who find it.” There are days when it would be easier to give in and just do what “feels good.”

G. K. Chesterton said, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried.”

Many people that I have met over the years who have walked away from the way basically said it was too hard and they just didn’t want to have to live with all the “rules.”

Honestly, it is supposed to be difficult, it means that you are doing it right!

One example of someone who describes trying to live a Christian ideal is Lori Jones. Now I do not have any idea if Lori Jones is a Christian or not, however she has been all over the news lately because she is a famous athlete who is in her late 20’s that claims she is a virgin and will remain one until marriage.

Lori Jones more commonly known as Lolo Jones is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She won three NCAA titles and garnered 11 All-American honors while at LSU. She won indoor national titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in the 60 m hurdles, with gold medals at the World Indoor Championship in 2008 and 2010.

She was favored to win the 100 m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but she tripped on a hurdle, finishing in seventh place. She went on to win silver at the 2008 World Athletics Final. Jones is the American record holder in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.72

When speaking of her virginity Lolo said, "It's just something, a gift that I want to give to my husband," she says during an interview. "But please understand this journey has been hard. If there are virgins out there, I just want to let them know, it's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. Harder than training for the Olympics, harder than graduating from college, has been to stay a virgin before marriage."

What a thing to say! Harder than training for the Olympics or going to college! I know it can be hard to live the way we are called to live, only by the grace of God can we make it.

Be encouraged today, we are all in this together! There is not one of us who struggles alone, the enemy would love for us to believe that we are, but we aren’t.

1 Corinthians 10:13

 13No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.