Time for a Change

Time for a Change

 

Skier Jean-Claude Killy was ready to do whatever it took – no matter how hard the work – to be the best when he made the French national team in the early 60's. But after months of grueling practice, he recognized that his competitors were putting in just as much effort in the same kind of training. It was then he decided to step further and find different ways to ski faster rather than just working harder. He started testing every part of his racing techniques such as altering the accepted leg positions and using poles in unorthodox ways. Soon, his experiments resulted in an explosive new style that cut his racing times dramatically.

 

Within a few years, Killy won virtually every major skiing trophy and 3 gold medals in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Killy learnt an important lesson in creativity: Innovations don't require genius – just a willingness to question the norms and try something different. It's been said that one reason people eventually stop growing and learning is when they become less willing to risk failure by trying new ideas or experiences. Change can be difficult and uncomfortable. But if our ambitions are only to avoid the discomforts of life, we could soon find we have very little life at all.

 

God wants us to have the most joyful, fulfilling life possible, and sometimes that requires stepping out into the unknown. Is there a new idea you've been hesitant to pursue? You'll never know until you try. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1(NASB)