- Michael Jordan scoring the winning shot against Utah Jazz in game 6 of NBA finals
- Yelena Isinbayeva breaking the world record on Beijing Olympics in in pole vault
- A young del Potro beats the great Roger Federer on US Open 2009
- Nadia Comaneci scoring the first perfect 10 score on gymnastics in Montreal 1974
- Roberto Baggio carries Italy with a fantastic goal that beats Spain on 1994 World Cup Semifinals
For my anime friends, I also enjoy the epic moments of many anime/manga shows like:
- Double upgrade of Alice on Aria
- Homura reveals everything on Madoka
- The last fighting sequence on Teppen Toppa Gurren Lagaan
- Lelouch in his Requiem Zero on Code Geass
- Strauss reveals his intentions on the Record of the Fallen Vampire
Or in movies like:
- Gandalf standing on the bridge against the demon from the mines of Moria staying "You shall not pass!" from the Lord of the Rings
- Harrison Ford kicking the bad guy out of the plane saying "Get out of my plane!" from Air Force One
- Will Smith punching the alien staying "Welcome to earth" from Independence Day
- Hulk smashes the big alien thing from the Avengers
- Bruce Willis on his last decision on Armageddon
I could go on, haha.
Reading on Acts, it's really crazy to see the great things that the early disciples did:
- Stephen's meekness when he was stoned
- Peter preaching the Word courageously
- Philip sharing the gospel when an opportunity opened up (via teleportation)
- Paul rejoicing in all his trials
- Many other great exploits of conversion, healing, preaching, and being bold despite persecution
I think that it would be really awesome to be able to achieve similar magnitude of greatness in my life. For many of us, we have the desire to be part of something big ministry for God, and we wish to be instruments and ambassadors to shine Christ towards others. We would love to speak about our faith boldly, to defend our views on the bible among skeptics, to love even if we are not loved, to be a role model in Christ for others.
It is easy to wish to become someone great, but to forget to hard work and time that is required to prepare us for that. The daily time we spend in the Scriptures and in prayer, and all the experience we get from the good or tough moments are actually useful in forming a stronger character in us and preparing us for God's work in the future. During the process, we might not see the point and we might even complain about the lack of clarity of where we're going, but God uses that to build you up and prepare for greater things.
So let's not underestimate each step of the preparation, because God can do great things through you.
