THE FINISH LINE

While NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has quite a collection of trophies from his racing wins, he also has a graveyard of totaled racecars on his property that he calls “Dirty Mo Acres”. Junkyards, with their messy spread of old or wrecked cars can be eerily fascinating; so many stories are connected to the rusting heaps as they sit in inert silence. People often end up in the same condition, their lives a messy collection of junk heaps caused by past smashups. God created us with the capacity to finish our race with the same potential we start with. Will I finish as a decrepit rust-bucket or an antique classic? I choose the latter. O Lord My Creator, help me run well to the finish line. Infuse me with Your power that I may charge ahead till my last breath. May the full extent of my purpose in this world be fulfilled.