Some of you Youtube viewers will look at the title of this post and say, "Hey, I get the reference! I've seen that video on Youtube!"
If that is not you, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsSC2vx7zFQ
The video talks about success. The man narrating tells viewers about how to be successful, you will have to want it badly.
The big line in the video is "If you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful!"
Recently, I came down with an injury that was by far my scariest injury yet. I pulled a muscle in my back (I'm no expert in the human body, so I don't know exactly what) and that little injury left me unable to breathe normally. Taking in a breath hurt my back and sent sharp pain throughout the left side of my chest. It scared me half to death.
Let me tell you now, while that injury was fresh, I did not think about anything else but trying to breathe and survive. Even though I was visiting and cheering on my high school cross country team (I graduated in 2012), I wasn't thinking about them. The only thought I had was "breathe!" I prayed to YHWH that I would be able to breathe.
Breathe, breathe, breathe, get some air! The thoughts consumed my mind like a furious flame.
That's exactly the point the video is trying to make. That point in my life, when I was struggling to even get a small breath, showed me how much I would have to want success. More than that, to have success, you really have to need it. If you want to be successful in anything, you have to work at it. The only way is through having the sheer force of will to be successful.
As a Christian, I feel like that's what we're called to do. We are called to be a driven people with the best purpose that any person could have, which can only be found through Jesus. We should have that spiritual hunger to really follow our Rabbi and be covered in His dust.
That force of will is why I love running so much. So much more of it depends on your mental strength rather than your physical training. It is my personal prayer that I will have that mental strength in everything that is good to the Lord.
