Football and Life

A voice echoes across the field, "That is (...that is), a first down (...first down), for the Bobcats (...Bobcats)"... Football is into full swing( and the crowd Goes Wild) ok well at least I am going wild... Football is probably my favorite sport of all time(followed closely by Mouy Tai(sp) Fighting because that is pretty sweet also.)... any how so I have been told that I am obsessed with the Grid Iron and that may be true, but let me make this comparrison...

So Football is much like life you may say to yourself how is this? Well think about it you are the quarterback you are set behind the center... ( You Call the Shots) Blue 22, Red 45 Go Go... The ball is snapped you are now in control of the pig skin( aka "The Football"). You Run Right, Dart Left and then you look down field to see a receiver... There he is in perfect form 15 yards away with only one defender in his path you throw the ball up and it just barely misses the target. Now it is Second Down and 10. The Ball is snapped you as the quarter back have to make a split secon decision on what to do. Do you keep the Ball? or do you hand it off to someone else?......

Ok... Ok... You know I could go on for a whole series until there is a Touchdown, Game won...Etc... However for your sake... If anyone reads this... I will give you my analogy.

Football is like life in this manner.... If we view ourselves as the quarterback("the decesion maker") in our lives then we are set to play. you see in the game of football there are many suggestions made by coaches but when it comes down to it... The Quarterback makes the final decision...this is just like our lives you see... We are set up ready to play a play is called in we have been coached on what to do... Then the defense makes a switch they are showing blitz, The play calls for the ball to be thrown but there is no time.... so you have to tuck and run... to gain a few yards.... see decisions have to be made.. Just like in life we must make decisions that could affect our game......

Wow I really could go on for ever about this... but I want to leave you with this. Phil. 3:12-13. This is one of my favorite versus it is actually the first verse in the bible that i ever spoke out of...( Remenises in his mind)ok.... So here is my thought... We make decisions and sometimes there not the best.... but this verse encourages us to put aside that which is in the past to lay hold to that which is in the future...We must look to the end and see victory...

So this is my challenge to you today.... Your Set behind the center poised to get the ball you now are the decision maker you have been taught on what to do... Will you do it will you make the decisions that you need to make to win this game called life and when you fall or make a bad decision will you stand to your feet and put that behind you. Call the shots on that next play and see victory or will you be defeated.

Standing in Power I formation Ready to take on life,

Jim E