Me Thinks

Beautiful words from Lola Ogunbote:

"When we say we're all in, we say to God that 'I choose you. I choose you when things are going well.  I choose you when things are hard.  I choose you when I'm confused.  I choose you when I'm hurt.  I choose you when I'm disappointed.  I choose you when I'm celebrating.  I choose you when I'm blessed.  I choose you when I feel joy.  I choose you when life is going my way.' It's a beautiful affirmation.  It's a beautiful strength. It's a beautiful way to use our agency to say to God, 'I'm in this with you, irrespective of what happens.' And that's a mindset that I've been trying to adopt.  It's not been easy, but I really feel that when we say we're all in, we say to God that we choose Him.  And we choose Him because obviously--He chose us first."

(Lola was born in Nigeria but raised in London, England. She has a law degree and was a practicing barrister before giving it all up to become a youth soccer coach for Arsenal Football Club. She is now the head of soccer at Beijing Royal School. Taken from All In: Exploring What it Means to Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Morgan Jones--general editor, pgs. 30 and 175).