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.
