“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30 NIV)
In his book “The Everyday, Anytime Guide to Christian Leadership,” Walt Kallestad wrote, “I saw a plaque in a shopping mall that contained the words of the great [Green Bay Packer] football coach Vince Lombardi on what it takes to be number one. The words on the plaque reflected the importance Lombardi placed on enthusiastic participation. I remember the plaque reading something like this: Every time a football player goes to ply his trade, he’s got to play from the ground up -- from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads, that’s OK. You’ve got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you’ve got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you’re lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he’s never going to come off the field second.”
I believe that concept similarly applies to our walk with God. It involves every inch of the Christian -- one’s heart, soul, mind and strength. We are to love God with every fiber of our being.
-- David T. Wilkinson, SOUND BITES Ministry
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