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A little boy who lived far out in the country in the late 1800s had reached the age of 12 and had never in all his life seen a circus. You can imagine his excitement when one day a poster went up at school announcing that on next Saturday a traveling circus was coming to the nearby town. He ran home with the glad news and the question, Daddy can I go? And although the family was poor, the father sensed how important this was to the lad. If you do your Saturday chores ahead of time, he said. I’ll see to it that you have the money to go. Well came Saturday morning, the chores were done, and the little boy stood by the breakfast table, dressed in his Sunday best. His father reached down into the pocket of his overalls and pulled out a dollar bill. The most money the little boy had ever had in his whole life. And he was so excited, his feet hardly seemed to touch the ground. As he neared the outskirts of the village, he noticed people lining the streets. He worked his way through the crowd until he could see what was happening. And lo and behold, it was the approaching spectacle of a circus parade. The parade was the grandest thing this lad had ever seen. Caged animals snarled as they passed, bands beat their rhythms and sounded shining horns. Midgets performed acrobats, while flags and ribbons swirled overhead, and finally, after everything had passed where he was standing. The traditional circus clown with floppy shoes, baggy pants and a brightly painted face, he brought up the rear. And as the clown passed by, the little boy reached into his pocket and took out that precious dollar bill, handing the money to the clown and the boy turned around and went home. What had happened? The boy thought he had seen the circus when he had only seen the parade. Are you experiencing all that God has for you? The Christian life is a marvelous adventure and exciting journey. Many people, including Christians, seem to be content to float in the sea of mediocrity, settling for their second best. Do you want the abundant life that Jesus promised? Do you want to live life to its fullest? Then aim higher. Don’t set your sights too low, determined to become all that God created you to be. Give yourself to Christ, follow him completely and allow the Holy Spirit to work in you and through you. You ain’t seen nothing yet. God bless you, Captain Ken Chapman.