So sometimes, there are people in your life that just make you want to be someone better. I'm fortunate enough to know quite a few of those kind of people.
Their talent, ability, and even more the use of them make you sit in awe and amazement of the beautiful person God has shaped them to be. Lately there is one person in my life who I can't even begin to realize how inspiring he is.
I see him around school and he is always smiling and laughing. He seems to brighten everyone's day. He has so much natural talent, whether it is schoolwork, choir, drawing, or even leadership.
I have had the chance to watch him in numerous athletic events. His focus and dedication to a sport makes me believe that he isn't in the game to see the victory at the end, although he deserves it more than anything, but to better the guys that he is competing with and against. Even when the crowd is cheering his name and the coaches couldn't be prouder, and his parents' faces show their amazement of the boy they have raised into a man, his steps are with humility. He draws attention not to himself but to his team who has helped make it all happen. That is what I see. The superstar athlete who daily shows leadership in practice and will give one hundred percent at the least.
But that is not all I get to see. I get to stand next to him as he leads a hundred people in worship every week. Here, his heart pours out joy and love that is straight from the Lord. As his voice perfectly matches the rhythmic chords of his guitar, you know the Holy Spirit is carrying him and the Lord is smiling down, "well done good and faithful servant" on his lips. His prayers cry from his heart the desires of the Lord. He reminds us all that we need to live fully committed to the Lord, to seek his face, to fear him, and to trust him.
I can't even explain this man. It's incredible, his whole life. He is so talented. He is a leader. He is such a blessing. I think of him and all the other wonderful people I have had the chance to know, and it kills me to think that life will call me away from them so shortly. I pray that it is in God's plan for me to be a part of their lives in the future. I will continue to learn from example and pray that I can live for the Lord just as they do.
