In honor of the Greensburg Pirates Basketball Team. A repost from this time last year
Benaiah son of Jehoiada,
a valiant fighter from Kabzeel,
performed great exploits.
He struck down Moab's two mightiest warriors. He also
went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.
- 1 Chron. 11:22
Benaiah has to be one of my favorite Biblical characters, even though he doesn't get much publicity.
Here's why...
If
I could fake hippiness for a moment
Benaiah did work.
Day
in, day out...
He was grinding.
Sharpening.
Sweating.
...and listening.
One day Benny hears a roar in the 'hood. The kinda roar that comes from the kinda things that have a tendency to ruin one's day.
The kinda roar that kills dreams...
Paralyzes
with fear...
Makes
you a loser long before the game begins...
The kinda roar that makes you walk away from the fight...
and
then echoes in your soul for the rest of your life.
The kinda roar that announces "this is your moment"
Benaiah seized that moment
Jumped
into the pit. Chased the lion. Did work.
Benaiah ran towards the roar
Every day we will hear the echoes of the roars around us
Every
day we will have a moment - to run towards, or run from
Know
the funny thing? The 'roar' wants none of you
It's
banking on you getting scared, giving up, backing down
It's trying to get you to think you've messed up too badly
That
you just aren't
good enough...
Strong
enough...
Talented
enough...
School's too small, game's too weak, dream's too big...
That's just the roar and that roar wants none of you
Run
towards the roar
Benaiah's name means 'God has built'
How
cool is that...?
Benny did all the grinding and prepping - but God has built
Makes
me think that even the roars we hear - God has built
Because He knows we're ready
Because
He knows we've prepped
Because
He knows we might be a little scared...
...but
He knows He has built this moment
Hear
that roar?
That's
the sound of your moment
Go
do work
Write
your story
Run
Towards The Roar
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