-Martina Navratilova
Okay, so I have to be honest and say that as thought-provoking as this quote is and as successful as Martina Navratilova was as a tennis player, she is not perfect and I do not condone much of what she says and does. However, she did apparently say this and I wanted to talk real quickly about this quote and give just a couple of thoughts.
Involvement is big but commitment is an even bigger deal. I don't want to be all nerdy, but let's go to the dictionary for a look at these two words.
Involvement simply means to have an effect on. That effect can either be good or bad depending on how you are involved and what you are involved in, obviously.
Commitment, on the other hand, means to pledge oneself to a position on an issue or question. And again, that commitment can be either good or bad depending on if you fulfill your commitments and what you are committed to.
Here's my whole thought though: Everybody is involved with something and everybody is committed to something. The question is, are we more involved and committed to things for ourselves or others? Taking that a step further for us as believers, are we more involved and committed to earthly things than eternal treasures? Where is our focus and what is our passion?
I'll close out with this well-known and cherished hymn: Be Thou My Vision.
And you can listen to Alison Krauss sing "Be Thou My Vision" right here right now: (It's even got a verse you might not be as familiar with) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub56L5AYyEM
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Daniel Patrick
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