Acknowledge, affirm, anchor, armor, activate!
Dr. King was prolific in many ways, he said powerful things that still reverberate and are relevant to society today! One of the quotes that I often think about is:
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.
And we do not have to look very far to see that we are living in times of challenge and great controversy, which leads me to consider that perhaps this is the moment for which the real US , the fullness of who we have been called to be, the ultimate measure of us, has been created?
The Ultimate Measure of YOU - to be precise!
I want to stop the chaos of the world for a moment and refocus our minds on Christ.
Filling The Well
When I was eight years old, everything totally changed.
My parents divorced.
And just a year or two before the divorce, my dad suffered a crippling knee injury— and in that devastating moment— his 13 year career came to an end.
Life would never be the same — it would be a struggle.
In the years that followed, and I can’t tell you exactly when, my dad became a different person. Instead of playing on the field, he was now battling a different opponent in the streets.
My father, Luis Sharpe, the talented, NFL legend and multimillionaire, became a crack cocaine addict.
In fact, I vividly remember one of the headlines in the local paper “Football Hero to Crackhead Zero” -- this was the new title he now had in the city of PHX.
And as his drug abuse skyrocketed, our home became more dysfunctional, dangerous and broken.