Football

Kenny Chesney sings a song about the Boys of Fall.  As I write this tonight, I hear the sounds of cheering from the basement as the boys are absorbed in Monday night football.  It has me thinking a little about life.  Why is it that we can be passionate about our sports but not always about other areas of life that greatly affect either ourself or those around us?  What do we do when life throws us an interception?  For me, I try to take that ball and run with it but there are so many times when I feel like I am being run down and tackled.  I'm trying to change my perspective on that and think instead of reaching that goal line.  It used to be easy to see that goal but as the kids are growing older, the line gets more difficult for me to see.  I think I've lost sight of where the goal is because it hasn't changed.  My greatest desire is to see that my children are walking with the Lord!  When they were little the steps to the goal line seemed pretty simple.  Learn to walk-check, learn to talk-check, learn to read-check, play outside-check, pray the simple childhood prayers-check and before you knew it, we were within touchdown range!  Now that we are close to making that touchdown, the steps get more difficult, they affect the rest of our lives and I want to hold on because, not only do I not want to be tackled, I don't want my children to be tackled either.  I want to wrap them up in football gear so they don't get hurt but then I am reminded that they have something much more effective than football gear-they have the armour of God!  As long as we keep that armour on, not only do we score a touchdown, we stay in the red zone everyday because our relationship with Christ has him as the strongest Linebacker, the best Defensive End, and more importantly, if I really listen to Him and His desire for our lives, He'll call the plays that drive us towards the ultimate touchdown!