Cliff the...

I shared this on Good Friday. I figured it would be a good place to jot it down here.

A lot of people has known me as Cliff the triathlete or Cliff the Ironman.

What a lot of people don't understand is the impact Jesus has done in my life.

I had a liver transplant 17 years ago. I bumped into a coworker yesterday and she was about my age and had breast cancer. I emailed her my story and she told me compare to me, what she had gone through is nothing.

Maybe there is something about cancer and the fact that it is life threatening. I am often reminded by what I had gone through is a miracle.

What is more miracle is what God has done in my life between the liver transplant, 16 years ago to last year when I completed an Ironman.

Within these 16 years, there were a lot of dark times. In university I would love to drink. To get drunk. Do you think it is stupid? Yeah, I think so too.

When I think about Jesus dying on the cross. I can see my sin brought upon Him. Being alive and having salvation is not something I deserve. Yet, Jesus was there the whole time. He was there when I was passing out at my friend's house on my b-day.

I get humble when people think of me as a triathlete. Perhaps it is better to think of Cliff as Cliff the durnk or Cliff the sinner.

I am just so grateful by what Jesus has done for me. Not only save my life. But to have an opportunity to serve Him is incredible.

I remember having a conversation with a friend. We were discussing how to make the world a better place. My friend is a good man. He wants to make huge impact to third world country. To those who are starving. I told him there is nothing I can offer except the gospel. I can feed them food. But they will be hungry again. I can give them water. But they will be thirsty again.
What about their soul? Who's gonna give them hope? My life is nothing more than a speck in time. I am blessed to have an extend in my life with a new liver. The reality is that someday I will not be here.

The only thing I can offer is the Gospel. This is the only thing I know that can satisfy anyone's thirst. I know because it gives me hope and freedom. I read this on a pastor's blog a while back..the pastor describe himself as nothing more than a beggar who tell others he has find a source of food. That's the only thing I can do.