Jeremy Lin has taken New York and the NBA by storm recently. Similar to Tim Tebow in his faith, work-ethic, and humility, he has accumulated 300,000 Twitter followers in one week!
From a media perspective he has come out of nowhere—but in reality he has worked tremendously hard at his character and his skills to make it.
Faith is visible actions taken in light of invisible realities. You can actually work on your faith by taking more actions that demonstrate your belief in Jesus, heaven and hell, and the absolute truth of the Bible. This has nothing to do with earning your salvation, but everything to do with living out the tremendous generosity of Christ.
As a campus minister for seven years I saw many students want the benefits of faith, but not the responsibilities. They complained when they were not selected to lead a bible study, they caused dissension when evangelism was encouraged, they liked the idea of being spiritual but disliked the discipline of reading the Bible.
The video below illustrates Lin’s work ethic—none of the things he does are easy, and the skills shown took a significant amount to develop. Take a look back at the last two weeks of your life—how many faith steps have you taken? Compare that to the spiritual fruit in your life. This is not a formula but hopefully will provide a glimpse of what it might take to see significant growth in your life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLzrLXQIbwM
The confidence Lin shows on the court is not arrogance—it’s the confidence that comes from discipline and faithfulness over time.
Let's all get Lin-sane!
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