Tough Mudder Part 2: We Made It!

I competed in the Tough Mudder this morning with a good friend of mine, Mitch. He also brought along two of his friends (whom I also consider my friends, but they're more his friends than mine), Reid and Connor. We had an absolute blast. (You can see a "after-mudder" picture of all of us at the bottom of this post.) Well...kind of.

It was without a doubt the most difficult thing any of us had ever done. There were points where we all felt like we weren't going to make it, but we pushed or pulled each-other (sometimes mentally, sometimes literally) to keep going. Because of all that, we made it. And we did every single obstacle without skipping any of the 21 scattered throughout the course.

It was tough and we got banged up, bruised, and exhausted, but the whole time, I kept thinking about something and I couldn't shake it out of my min. That thought was this: No matter what we were putting ourselves through for the personal glory, Jesus went through so much more for us. It wasn't for Him or His glory. It was for us and God's glory. How amazing is that?!?!?

So yah, we may have gotten a little scraped and bruised and sore, but Jesus endured death-even death on a cross - for us. All of us. Each of us. It was for us. So we could live and so God could have the glory.

The Tough Mudder was a great time, but I don't think I'll need to do it again. And I know for a fact I wouldn't do it for someone else to get the glory of being called a Tough Mudder. But Jesus went through so much more and gave up so much more. How amazing that love is.

Let's make sure we never take that for granted.

"You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
Though he was God,
he did not think of equality with God
as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross." (Philippians 2:5-8 NLT)

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16 NLT)

Love you all, but remember that Jesus loves you more.
Till next time, peace and much love.