All in.  I absolutely love the energy behind those words!  I tend to be a “go big or go home” kind of girl, so these words resonate with me.  

Before a sports game – all in!  Before a church outreach – all in!  Before a family endeavor – all in!  How exciting and motivating these two words can be!  

But when the initial excitement of uttering those words fades, what then?  Am I still all in?  Nope, sometimes I’m not.  

Sometimes larger challenges arise that I cannot control.  And well, sometimes even the smallest details throw me off my game, and soon the wind is completely blown out of my sails. 

In those moments, I realize that faltering in my commitment falls short of all in.  Though I’m not expecting perfection in my endeavors, I don’t want to look back when I need to rally and move forward.  

Imperfectly – but certainly forward.  In every endeavor that God gives me the opportunity to be a part of, I desire to be all in. 

Now, I realize from the start that my all in will likely be different and perhaps less shiny than someone else’s, but I want my commitment to a steady example of imperfect progress. 

Will today be perfect?  Nope!  Could next week present even the smallest roadblock to my endeavors – I am thinking it’s quite possible.  

But here’s the thing – none of those circumstances have to diminish the energy of my commitment. Steady on. One day at a time.  

All in. None of us want to live our lives with a majority-in or smidge-in mentality.  Our God desires our all, and it should be His.