Make Time for the MVP's in your life....

 In sports, most of the time our ultimate goal is to train as hard as we can to earn an MVP award. The Most Valuable Player of a team, a league or in a tournament is what we pour our hearts into to obtain this ranking. Do we put that same effort towards our family and friends who care and support us? Most of the time, these are the people that we forget about while we are so busy making a living that we forget about life.  During our lifetime there will be many people in your life that come and go and leave  a mark in some way that touches your life. So many times we forget to thank our parents, our grandparents, our coaches, our friends, our teachers or just a person who believes in us. We tend to neglect those people that mold, love and support our dreams and goals that we wish to use to benefit this world. These are the people that we usually, without knowing, get put on the back burner.

As I get older, I have come to realize that we have what I call "Most Valuable People" in our lives. These are the true MVP's that will have the biggest impact in our lives. When we lose that big game, when we fail in our first job or when life actually happens to us, these people are the ones that we know we can call, trust and lean on in times of need. Are you spending time with your MVP's? Do you call just to say hello and see how they are doing? Do you take time to visit them and make memories that last a lifetime? There will be times when you don't see eye to eye with your MVP's, but they are the ones that tell you what you need to hear. They are your voice when you don't know what to say and they are always there to lend an ear to listen.

Our greatest MVP in this life is the good Lord. He is our #1 fan and is always there to listen. We all get consumed so much in our jobs that we work our whole life away. I've heard so many people as they get older ask themselves "Where did my life go?" God has called us as Christians to do something special and extraordinary in this world and He wants us to take Him with us wherever we go. So take some time out of your busy schedule to put down your cell phone, turn off your computer and turn off the tv to spend time with those MVP's in your life. Live each day as if it were last. Don't be afraid to stand up for what you believe. Live, laugh and love.

One of my favorite songs is Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink." It says this:

"When your hourglass runs out of sand, you can't flip over and start again. Take every breathe God gives you for what it's worth." 

I encourage all of you to start putting the first things first.  Find out the secret to life is following God and listening to Him and the journey He has planned for you. He places those MVP's in your life for a reason. So cherish the friendships both new and old, appreciate those people who were in your life for a brief time that taught you important lessons and enjoy your family because they are the ones who love and adore you more than anything. "100 years goes faster than you think.....So Don't Blink."