6. THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS “ALL IN”
If you are in the race, you’re “all in.” Recent Christian sentiment has dealt extensively with the mantra of being “all in.” It is a response to the tepid Christianity that has marked the Western world of the past fifty-to-one-hundred years. However, I realized something as I ran the race: “all in” is not about attitude or performance. It’s about reality. If you are alive, if you are living and breathing, you are “all in.” This is especially true in family life. You have no choice. The race is on, and you are struggling and fighting and scrapping to move forward. Often, we load on the “shoulds” of life, thinking that we need more commitment or a better attitude or a deeper faith. When the Apostle Peter informs us that, “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness,” we begin to see the picture of what it really means to be “all in.” We have no way out; the race is on and we are in it. And God has equipped us with everything we need to win the prize. It’s guaranteed by His grace.
