He is probably twenty years old but to someone my age he is a kid. He surprised me. He came into the first class and took a seat up front right under my nose. I assume those are the students who are eager to be engaged and do well. I proceeded to tell the class what they needed to do to get an A and if they did so they were guaranteed an A. This is when he surprised me. He piped up, “I don’t want an A. I just want to pass.” Well, he pressed my buttons and I launched into a motivational presentation. I told him I was determined to see him get an A. About thirty minutes later he slumped down, closed his eyes and started to take a nap. I was all over that boy like bees on honey. I woke him and made him stay with me. He continues to sit on the front row. At the close of the semester I will let you know if I win and he gets his A.
On my way home this evening it occurred to me that God doesn’t want us to just get to heaven. He wants the best for us. He wants us to star. He wants us to be all we can be. If He has to jar us out of our sleepy lethargy He will do it. Slipping in through a crack at the bottom of the door is not His dream for us. The first time we enter the throne room He wants an angel standing at the door to announce us. “Ladies and Gentleman, ambassadors from galaxies afar, I present to you ……….” Please put in your name. You are a star. No Cs. You get an A.
Written by Roger Bothwell on January 30, 2014
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