I believe all the world should take a moment to reflect on the tremendous accomplishment 50 years ago to put not just one man but two on the moon. As a national challenge our president chose to lay down a ten year marker. The brave men and women did it! I remember that day so well and remember the pride my Dad possessed as being a part of the effort. It was one of his greatest accomplishments as he told our family often to be part of the team that made it happen. I believe we can choose to focus on a greater goal today or we can choose to live as victims of our own making. It is our choice. We all have to choose our path in life. Paul became a servant of the good news and revealed a secret plan. He then preached it in the hopes all would choose the right path. (Colossians 1:23-28)
We can be distracted by stuff that in the scheme of things means little. We can choose to abuse our bodies with junk food or our minds with junk news. We can make a daily routine become so important that we miss an opportunity to grow into a better person. We can choose to be a bystander or we can choose to become part of the team. Martha and Mary were sisters. Martha chose to prepare the table for a meal and was annoyed when her sister did not make the same choice. Mary chose to prepare herself for eternity. Which one chose correctly? We can get so hung up on living that we forget to live with a purpose. We can miss opportunities to grow while trying to choose what we think is correct. Instead, perhaps we should look at every situation with a new set of eyes and ask ourselves what is the better choice. (Luke 10:38-42)
To choose is to select the best or most appropriate alternative. The word choice is the act of selecting. I have used these words in some form or the other 32 times on previous blog posts. That indicates to me a pattern. I recorded a sermon back in October 2015 about choices then posted in a blog labeled “Choice”. You can click onto to the link here to read more. http://alookintot.com/2018/10/27/choice/
As individuals, we can choose a path that leads us to ultimate victory. As a team focused on a near impossible goal, we can choose to win at all cost. They said it was impossible to put a man on the moon 50 years ago but they were wrong. Can we accomplish other supposedly impossible goals if we choose? I say yes. See you on Mars. T