Snowboarding

I went snowboading for the fist time on our winter retreat last weekend and let me say that I am not going to take home any gold medals anytime soon. But I did have a great experience and I learned something valuable by being introduced to the sowboarding community. First of all I learned that I am a poser. I was walking around in my Sun Pac pants and my North Face beanie, but I was a poser. I was trying to fit into a world in which I clearly did not belong. I was thinking that this must be how a church newcomer feels. Wearing the right clothes, but definatly not part of the community. I want to reach out and help people in this environment feel more comfortable.

I alos learned about commitment from this boarding community. The guys and gals were willing to spend every hour of life working toward the goal of boarding more. They would work in the kitchen, cleaning crew or man the lift in the freezing cold just to be in the snowboarding world. I was confronted with their committment. They are more committed to a leisure activity than I am to Christ. I want to be envelped by Jesus in everything I do. I want to be always on the mountain of God and live and work in His presence.