could say life’ s been good to me so far. Even with trials and tribulations, life was still good as the pros outweigh the cons, and thinking about our heroes in the past, life was good— even if it was cut too short.
If we take a peek inside the Bible, in both the Old and the New Testament, we will find many interesting individuals who could say life’ s been good to me so far. These people’ s lives had plenty of difficulties as they endured wandering in the Middle Eastern deserts, facing serious distrust, coping with ignorance, dealing with family disownment and dysfunction, severe persecution, torture, and martyrdom. Yet, they could still say life’ s been good to me so far.
Moses, a man whom God spoke to and through, was a faithful servant, a miracle baby, a murderer, a leader of millions, recipient of the Ten Commandments, wasn’ t a good speaker, the writer of the first five books of the Bible, and even though he didn’ t get to join the Israelites making it into the Promised Land, he could still say life’ s been good to me so far.
David, a man after God’ s own heart, was a shepherd, a king, a man on the run for his life, an adulterer, and the writer of most of the Psalms, and even though his family life was filled with tragedy, he could honestly say, life’ s been good to me so far. He lived to a ripe old age enduring tough times, while he fought the good fight, because he was faithful to God.
The apostle Paul, a man who persecuted, arrested, and murdered Christians, but eventually became the most prolific writer of the New Testament, planted tons of churches, led thousands of people to
Christ, and being imprisoned for his faith before he was executed, could still say life’ s been good to me so far. He knew what lay ahead in eternity.
If we look back into our own lives, I honestly believe everyone who reads this column can truly say life’ s been good to me so far. Why? You live in America. You’ re involved in motorsports. You have the freedom to race, work, go to school, and go to church at any time and any place of your choice. You have freedoms many people will never have.
Life’ s been good to you and me... I hope you are able to see... there is never a fee … it’ s sweeter than honey from a bee … we really should say oh gee … look at that crossedshaped tree … simply get on your knee … and identify what it takes to really be free.
Life’ s been good to me so far. I get to write for a great magazine, the Drag Boat Review. You get to read about yourself in this magazine. I get to drive around the country at 75 mph. You get to drive 200 plus mph. I am able to see you race. You are able to be ministered to by RFC chaplains. I’ ve seen spiritual growth in many racers over the past twenty five years. You’ ve had the opportunity to enjoy church at the track.
Think back on your life. Think about your family and friends. Think about your sponsors. Think about your trophies. Think about your victories. Think about your job. Think about your future retirement. Honestly, I believe you can say life’ s been good to me so far.
Let’ s consider an engine explosion as a crime scene. In a few seconds after the crack of the throttle, something happened to cause an engine component to break. The crew chief dissects everything looking for clues— at the scene of the crime— in order to determine the cause. Once the reason is found, he takes steps to alleviate the problem for future runs. If the clues do not give clear evidence for the cause, history is likely to repeat itself with another catastrophic engine eruption.
Here are some eternal clues: During Jesus’ crucified, the earth shook and the rocks split, the tombs broke open and many holy people were raised to life, the sky turned black at mid day, the veil in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, the murderer on the cross was granted immediate entrance into Paradise, and a centurion who was a witness to the whole ordeal, said, surely he was the Son of God.
Life [ and death ] may not have looked so good for Jesus on that fateful day, but for you and me, we can truly say after His atoning sacrifice, life’ s been good to me so far.
Joe Walsh also sang:“ Lucky I’ m sane after all I’ ve been through, I can’ t complain but sometimes I still do. Life’ s been good to me so far.”
God is good … God’ s Word is good … life is good … racing is good … family life is good … friends are good … as they should … you my friend get to put it to the wood … hold it down as long as you could … I hope after reading this column life for you is better understood!