The past two weeks have been a little crazy for me. Last week, I was informed that I will be wrestling at the Saturday Night Special at Ohio Valley Wrestling. If OVW had pay-per-views, the Saturday Night Special would be the pay-per-view. Now, let me be the first to say that I am not even close to worthy of this honor. I'm not. But circumstances have worked themselves to allow me to have a match next Saturday at the special, and for that I'm very grateful and blessed. But, in order to be as least awful as I can be, I've been trying to do everything I can to work my hardest and do my absolute best. But today, I was reminded about something that I needed to be reminded of.
I was on my way to training, and I texted a mentor of mine to let him know I would be late because I had been held up helping someone train at the gym. Below is the communication we had back and forth. His response to my message was quite startling and meant the world to me.
(The text conversation between me and my mentor.)
This message was one of the coolest I've ever received in my life. To most people, I'm sure it seems short and not really worth much thought, but to me, here's what it means:
I would much rather you be here safe and late than for you to be rushing to try to get here on time and something happen to you because of it. You staying safe is more important than wrestling.
See, if I got hurt on my way to wrestling, I wouldn't be able to wrestle anyway. So, me getting there exactly on time isn't nearly as important as me getting there safely. Without my health, it's just not possible for me to perform as a wrestler.
Every day, we are faced with the same dilemma. It seems like most everyone I observe is flying through life getting from one appointment, rehearsal, practice, game, event, job, or meeting to another. From the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep, it seems all of our time is taken and we have to keep our rears in gear to make it and be successful at everything we have going on. But I think if we're honest, I think most of us would have a texting conversation with God that looks like the one below.
People, what's the point of living if you're not going to live with the One who gives you true life? Just like in wrestling how without my health, I cannot really wrestle; without Jesus, you cannot truly live. It's just not possible to live your best life and get everything out of it when you're never making time for the One who created life in the first place. What are your priorities? Are you running from one place to the next, never taking time to stop and really see what God has for you, never taking time to read the Bible and pray and talk with Him? If so, then you're not really living, you're just going through the motions of what people say life should be. Stop kidding yourself. To say, "Jesus is Lord of my life", but never to spend time with Him is a complete joke. And to say you're really living without the One who created life in the first place is just as bad.
Stop going through the motions. Understand there are more important things than your next meeting and realize you cannot truly live unless you're connected with the One who created life. What do you choose: Living life to the fullest, or packing your schedule so full that you don't have to face the fact that you're not really living at all?
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10 NIV)
HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK:
For gaining muscle, a good guideline to follow is to everyday, consume 1 gram of protein for every pound you would like to weigh. For instance, if you weigh 193 pounds, but you would like to weigh 200 pounds, you should consume around 200 grams of protein daily - along with an intense exercise regimen.
Till next time homies,
Peace and much love.
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