The youth pastor was concerned that the beaches of Florida, the site of their upcoming evangelism trip, would distract his kids from their purpose, so he made a big wooden cross. Just before they climbed on to the bus he said to them, 'Our reason for going is to lift up Christ, so we're going to take this cross with us everywhere we go.' Feeling awkward and insecure, the kids dragged the big cross on to the bus. It banged against the seats all the way there. It went with them into restaurants. It stayed with them overnight. It stood in the sand as they shared their faith with thousands of other kids who'd come for spring break. At first, it embarrassed them. Then gradually it became a point of identification; a constant reminder of Who they belonged to and why they'd come. The night before they went home, the youth pastor handed each kid two nails and said, 'If you're willing to commit your entire life to Christ, I want you to hammer one nail into the cross, and keep the other one with you as a reminder of this commitment.' Fifteen years later a successful stockbroker called the youth leader and said, 'I still have that nail. Whenever the pressure is on, or I'm tempted to go astray, I just reach into my pocket and feel it, and immediately I'm reminded that the core of my life is - commitment to Christ.' Do you think that maybe you need a nail too?