I know what you are thinking. Yes, my canes lost a close game and we are no sitting with 2 losses. You may also guess that I would not question whether or not football matters if my team was undefeated right now. Well, I would still question it.
I love it when at the end of a game players from both teams join together at the 50 and pray. To a player, football matters. For the players that gather after the game to pray, it just does not matter the most. These players get it. Its a game. Its a job. Its an activity they enjoy greatly. It is not the most important thing. God is. Plain and simple. Even when a team beats another by 30 or 40 points, you will still see players from both teams gathering to pray at the end of the game.
How come these football players get it and most fans dont. And I dont mean just with football. Is my job more important than God? Is my paycheck? Is my family? I have all those things because God has blessed me with them. Anyone who has seen my wife can tell that God had something to do with that. She is gorgeous, smart, and a true Proverbs 31 woman. I was none of that when we married. I was average looking, in my 12th year of college with a 2 year degree, and slowly becoming a man of God. So why should I worry about a paycheck, a job, or my family when I am living proof that God provides.
As far as football goes, I hate it when my canes lose. I hate it so much that I will not watch sports center for the week following a loss for fear that a highlight may show up. I dont even want to talk football with anyone who is not a canes fan. The sad part is that sometimes that transfers over to my non football life.
You see, when I loose a job, or a paycheck does not come in, I shut down. I dont want to talk about finances. I dont want to see a bill or a bank statement. I know that is wrong, and I am working on it. What I need to do is, after a "loss" in life is to grab some of my close friends and gather at "midfield" to pray. Thank you, football players, for helping me to see something I should have been doing all along...and GO CANES
Keanu Reeves does not care about the Canes getting their swagger back.
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My goodness, you hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately you are not the only person who deals with life struggles this way. Thankfully you have the right perspective of gathering in prayer. God is in control. I am so thankful that I have gotten back in touch with you all.
~ Karen
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