American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 105

a driver with a vast amount of
mental data—no blank pages—
stored in their brain gives them
the experience to know what to
do. There’s no time to think
when driving a high-speed
machine at 200 or 300 mph. A
blank page of mental
information is not a driver’s
best friend!
A blank cartridge in a gun won’t
stop a charging bear. A blank
bank account won’t pay your
bills. A blank stare won’t get you
many friends. A blank word
document won’t tell the story. A
blank script won’t attract
producers for a movie. A blank
employment application won’t
land you a job. A blank will or
living trust won’t benefit family
members left behind.
Do you draw a blank about your
own birth? Do you draw a blank
about your school years? Do
you draw a big blank about a lot
of Saturday nights?

Do you draw a blank when it
comes to spiritual things? Do
you draw a blank about what
last week’s sermon at church
was? Do you draw a blank when
you are asked what day it was
you trusted in Jesus?
God wants to start your new life
with a blank—or clean—page.
He wants to wipe the slate
clean. He wants to give you
fresh thoughts. He wants to
teach you new things. He wants
to love you like you’ve never
been loved. He wants to mature
your new nature in Christ. He
wants to strengthen your feeble
hands. He wants to extend His
grace in a new way. He wants
you to trust and believe…His
love is there to retrieve…so
eternal life you can receive.
Amazing Grace says, “I
once was blind but now I see,
was lost but now I’m found.” I
once was an old tattered
paperback book, but Jesus
followers can now proclaim: I’m