Are you smarter than Forrest Gump?

There are a lot of lessons to be learned in the movie "Forrest Gump." But there is one particular lesson that I want to focus in on today. Forrest acknowledged that he was not a smart man. He knew he was different. But, his passion and love for Jenny did not stop him from anything.  When the school bullies was chasing him down as a little kid...he heres the yell from Jenny to, "RUN FORREST RUN!!" When Forrest thought he was running away from the bullies he was actually running towards opportunities. That running landed him a spot on the h.s and college football team. Forrest was easily persuaded...that landed him in vietnam, where he became a war hero and got to meet the president. He got shot in the butt ox, while in recovery he took up ping pong and mastered the game. After the army he took Bubba up on his promise of becoming a shrimp boat captain and the list goes on and on. Here is my point. Many of you have stopped running. You stopped running towards your dreams. You have settled from status quo. You let the bully of life defeat you. So, many people miss out on all of the awesome opportunities of life,simply because they stopped running. Imagine if you started to run again. Now you may be a little slow at first,especially with all of those extra pounds you have put on through the years. You lace up your sneakers open the door of opportunity and started running. Your motivation just like Forrest's was....love. The love of your family and the love for your fellow man. Forrest was the most unselfish human being. He never thought about himself of what he would get out of it. He risked his life for his fellow soldiers,kept his promises, protected Jenny numerous times,and sat by her side through all of her mistakes. Most of the population would laugh and scoff at a guy like Forrest, but I admire him. He is exactly what I want to be when I grow up!  I  am thankful that the good Lord has given me two awesome opportunities to help people. One is my ministry of almost 12 years called Clear Vision Drama Company. (cvdrama.org) I love all the email we get of students sharing their story of how our ministry impacted them. The other is my business called Team National. We are helping people save money as well as earning a VERY significant extra stream of income.  There are people out here praying for extra income so they won't lose their house, they are just barely getting by. This company is changing people lives! Including my own! So Forrest, you have inspired me to run and not stop until I take my final breath. Why? Love.