Football

As our normal Sunday ritual, my son and I try to watch as much football as we can fit in to a Sunday. I was watching a game today where a running back got absolutely creamed by the safety. I mean, this was a BIG hit. Immediately following the play, the running back stood up and gave the safety a firm "bonk" on the shoulder pads and nodded at him. I could only think that he said something like this, "that was a good hit" - without adding the "but I am still here" comment - I just add that in because I think it sounds cool.

Laying here getting ready for bed and thinking about that play, I thought about the spiritual battle that exists for me today. It feels like I am getting hit left and right. Here we stand as warriors in the Christian faith with Jesus Christ calling all the plays. Our steadfast and everpresent Quarterback. We line up against a defensive team that is in training 24/7 to keep us from achieving anything worth while. We continue to run plays and sometimes we gain a few yards and sometimes we get pushed back a little bit. Whats important is that everytime we get hit, we stand back up and give a firm "bonk" on the shoulderpads of the enemy and say "that was good hit, but I am still here". When the game is over, we can only hope that the quarterback looks at the players (warriors) and says "well done"........