Hold Your Line: Faith Lessons from Motocross

One of the great things I love about sport, and in my case Motocross, is the parallels I can draw from it that relate to my life and more important my faith. pAs I am packing to leave for Florida in the morning I am overcome with anxiety and excitement! This is the chance to punch a ticket to “The Show”. The Amateur National Motocross Championship aka Loretta Lynn’s National. But the thought that keeps playing in my head is to just “be me” or in moto speak, Hold my line. You see, the number one rule in moto, is to hold your line. This avoids, usually, taking out others and keeping from being taken out as well. So basically, I’m the midst of chaos, stay where you are and HOLD YOUR LINE!When life hits you out of nowhere, the best thing you can do is hold your line: stay calm, keep your eyes focused on Jesus, and trust Him to get you through. More importantly, don’t make things worse by crashing into everyone around you, like to ones you care for the most!Life hits us in many ways and it hurts every time. There is nothing we can do to change this. However, we do have the opportunity to choose how we handle the situation. One of the ways we can respond positively is to hide God’s word in our hearts by memorizing scripture. When we do this the Holy Spirit can warn, guide, and teach us by bringing scripture to our minds exactly when we need it. His voice calls to us and sometimes lovingly shouts at us for our own good, but we need to listen and obey. There is great reward, and much less pain, when we can hold our line and choose to respond and not react. “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 3:14 Grace wins!