Taylor recalls his high school...
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Taylor recalls his high school wrestling coach whose goal was to make his students both tougher and stronger. The coach would tell his students that tough meant no water breaks. "As I pushed myself to complete one more drill," Taylor recalls, "practice one more move, and challenge one more opponent, my cotton-lined mouth drove me to steal wistful glances at what stood at the far end of our practice room: the water fountain. I knew thirst, and I could think of little else."
As he got older and matured in his faith, Taylor discovered another kind of thirst -- for the word of God. "Like parched athletes beset by trials," he says, "we steal wistful glances at the eternal life God has promised." The fellowship of the church meets his need for connection. Volunteering meets his need for purpose. Bible teachings give him insight. "With so much spiritual water available, who could be thirsty?" he asks.
The apostle Paul states, "Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one."
As he got older and matured in his faith, Taylor discovered another kind of thirst -- for the word of God. "Like parched athletes beset by trials," he says, "we steal wistful glances at the eternal life God has promised." The fellowship of the church meets his need for connection. Volunteering meets his need for purpose. Bible teachings give him insight. "With so much spiritual water available, who could be thirsty?" he asks.
The apostle Paul states, "Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one."
