Day 10 - Lovable Losers
The Chicago Cubs.
Homer Simpson.
Dilbert.
How much do we respect lovable losers? Not very much. They get some sympathy, a chuckle and a nod of the head. But not much respect. We respect winners.
But what if losing the path to winning? Victory through defeat. True success through surrender. Losing your life so that you can save it.
How much do we respect these lovable losers:
Mahatma Gandhi.
Mother Teresa.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jesus Christ.
Maybe I need to worry less about how to win, how to succeed, how to be more comfortable. And think more about how to surrender myself, to give up, to become a lovable loser.
How about you?
April 25th, 2007 at 11:29 am
I will wholeheartedly admit, I am one of those who secretly envies those who seem to “have it all”…a “Simon” personality if you will. But Jesus teaches us through so many that losing ourselves is necessary to draw closer to him. We live in a very sucess oriented society, respecting those who have “made thier way up the ladder”, working vigourously to achieve that American Dream. BUT we have to learn to go against that dream and instead forge our own dream to draw closer to God and to lose ourselves int he process. The coolest part is that we never have to worry that our dream will fade away or be repossed or never achieved because God gives it freely to those who ask for it. There is no ladder to climb, only a decision to make. That just rocks if you ask me. And so, in these past few days, I have really been convicted of these facts and feel like I need to focus more on God’s dream for my life, not societies. I need to learn to become more of this lovable loser and less of the other. I pray I can be a loser! Blessings!
April 25th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
that was very encouraging Heather.
thanks for sharing
April 27th, 2007 at 7:47 am
Yeah, I agree. It’s hard to do when we’re bombarded with an obsession with winning from our culture. Gets you some weird looks from people when you try to flesh it out in life, but it’s so worth it in the long run.
April 30th, 2007 at 6:56 am
The paradox of this teaching is that in order to truly succeed, we must completely lose our need to succeed. Just as we must die to live, we must lose to win. No wonder Christianity is so often misunderstood. And why Chrisitianity so often misunderstands the teachings of the Master. It boggles the mind! My challenge: trusting God enough to give my life over to him. I’ve been at the helm for so long, I’m loathe to give the wheel over to anyone. At the same time I feel the truth of this teaching in my bones. I know that I was designed to live this way. So why is it so hard?