Team Hoyt

I don't know if you have heard of this Father-Son team called Team Hoyt before. Their story is an amazing one of perseverance, faith, belief, love, victory, triumph and above all, glory.

A video of how much the father loves his son. Of how much he believes in him even though he is physically disabled and mentally challenged. Of how much the father can give up and do for the son he believes so much in. A story of self-sacrificial love.



As I was watching the video, I realized I am, figuratively like the son character in the video. Even though, I am not disabled but somehow, I feel in this world, we as human beings, can get too bogged down by our iniquities and our so called "inabilities". We just become paralysed in a different way. In a invisible, hidden and subtle way. And don't you think that we are all running the race towards the finishing line. There are many kinds of races in this world. The race for financial success, the race for status, the race for freedom. whatever. Do you know what race you are running? Have you got a clue? I know what race I am running. I am called to run the race of faith. To run with perseverance.

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."

– Hebrews 12:1-3



And the amazing thing is, I am not running this race alone. Like the video, I have a Father that races with me. Not only races, but carries and supports me all the way. If the dad in the video is able and willing to give up so much of his own love, time and ability to run the race with his handicapped son, how much MORE will the Father God be ever willing to do the same thing. Not just the same thing, but much much much more. More than my human mind can ever conceive and fathom.

It is just so amazing!

Honestly, I can confidently say that I have never felt so at peace and at rest before knowing the LORD. Before, when I run into trouble in my life, all I can do is just depend on the world system to provide me with temporal solutions which work fine and dandy for a short while and then the whole cycle starts again. The search for true meaning in this life and the uphill climb for good grades and reputation to seal the future. Superficial Confidence in temporal stuff. Now, I find that only God provides the eternal solution to everything. Even if I become sad, moody and completely shitty when things don't turn out fine, this indescribable joy and peace will force itself to just replace all the negative thoughts in my mind.