Bringing your A-game …

I’ve mentioned before that I like the TV show “American Idol,” but this season I tuned in late. I really didn’t want to see all the people who had no chance whatsoever get their minutes on national television.

So it was only a couple weeks ago that I decided to see what the talent was like on the show this season. It’s awesome! There’s some very talented contestants vying for the win this year. One of them caught my attention last night when they commented that now they are down to the top eight contenders, they have to bring their A-game every performance. Another contestant commented it’s difficult to work so hard seven days a week, but the opportunity is worth it.

Imagine yourself in that situation. Put yourself in the shoes of 16-year-old Jessica Sanchez (in the photo above) with a phenomenal voice who, before being selected to “go to Hollywood” simply sang in front of a mirror in her bedroom to a stack of boxes. Suddenly, you find yourself singing in front of a large live audience, plus a television audience of millions!

Just the enormity of the opportunity, and the fact that turning your dream into a reality is so close, would energize you to keep bringing your A-game every single day.

Now let’s get real.

How much more enormous are the “opportunities” to represent God and His kingdom? Every day you wake up is a brand new chance to touch lives and impact this world in a far more significant way than any competition will ever provide.

So when it comes to embracing the opportunities to be God’s child and one of His kingdom’s ambassadors, are you bringing your A-game? Do you see the enormity of the opportunity? Are you even in the “competition”?

Scotty