IN this 50th Anniversary year for CMA, I am reminded that it is always good to take inventory of where we have been, where we are, and how God led us to this point. Our vision becomes clearer on what God has been doing in our lives as we look back at the road God has led us down the last year, 5 years, 10 years, and earlier. Sometimes, we feel like nothing has changed and we are the same people we were when we first met God. The truth is that as we surrender our hearts and minds to God and ask Him to lead us, then follow that leading, there is no way we can remain the same. At salvation, we became a new creation in Christ. All things in us were made new, and now we are invited to walk out that truth as we invest in a daily relationship with our Savior. Maybe it is a good time for us all to take an inventory of where we are, the blessings of God, and the victories that have been won and celebrate them.
Fifty years ago, God birthed the ministry of CMA. He established structure and accountability. He brought training and innovation. He gave us a vision to take the Gospel around the world through Run for the Son, thereby also fueling the tank for evangelism around the United States. He called many individuals to join with the vision of changing the world, one heart at a time. And while many have remained true to that calling, others have become disheartened and walked away. It is easy to get discouraged and become sidetracked. I know; I have been there. The key is to refrain from making life-changing decisions when we are in that hard place. When we find ourselves there, questioning our purpose and the path forward, God reminds us to return to our first love, to seek Him first, to stop and look around and ask for His godly way, and then walk in it. I have found that when I take inventory and look back, I can see the hand of God working in my life, and my current circumstances or emotional state may have blinded me from seeing. It is in this place that I find the provision of God that restores my soul so that I can walk with Him in the direction He would have me go.
There is much to be done, and the provision of God is ours as we follow Him. He did not make a mistake when He introduced you or me to CMA. He has left us on Earth for a reason. For me, that reason is to serve Jesus in the ministry of CMA. I believe for you it could be the very same thing. I am thankful that God birthed CMA, gave it integrity and accountability, and that it has remained mission true through these last 50 years in changing the world, one heart at a time, through ministry primarily to the motorcycling culture. What are you thankful for today? How is God using you? I encourage you to send your testimonies of God’s goodness to our HeartBeat editor (heartbeat@cma-usa.org) so we can all boldly share the goodness of God throughout the world.
John Sr and Becky Ogden, John is CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors.
