lance...awesome...

i havent watched a lot of the tour de france this year...mostly because i havent been home to watch much tv at all...but i have picked up a paper or two here and there to check in and see what is happening...lance armstrong is the man...i'm watching oln network now and they are reporting that he is still over a minute ahead of the pack...and if he wins this will be his 7th win in a row...that's impressive...

i dont know a lot about lance armstrong...i've seen a couple of interviews and read some articles...i have the distinct feeling from the little in know that he is not a christian...but there is something really impressive about this guy...he is much older than a lot of the rest of the pack...he has had some serious health problems...he has remarried...and i am sure much more has gone on in his life...but here is the impressive thing...in spite of all those difficult circumstances...in spite of all that opposition...in spite of all the reasons to give up...lance armstrong has charged on...he has improved...its extremely impressive to me that lance armstrong has that kind of focus and determination...

sometimes i wonder how much i let my circumstances dictate my relationship with god...i mean, usually when things are going well...then i am able to worship, pray, and serve god in a positive way...but when things...circumstances of life...are off...when my life isnt going well or the way i want it to go...then i struggle...i still find myself praying...i still try to worship with my life and serve...but when my circumstances are bad then i feel like my life is bad...i lost focus on the future...i lose focus on my blessings...and i lose my sense of anticipation of what great things god is trying to do in my life...

i wannabe more like lance armstrong...(that sounds hilarious...haha)...i wanna have that focus...so much so that nothing...absolutely nothing...will stop me from winning...i think i need to train more...