Win

What kind of week have you had? Did you come out a winner? When the Cubs win a game they put up this flag. It is testimony to the outcome of their efforts. Everyone knows they are a winner when the flag flies high. I have reflected on my attitude this week and don't feel like I would be worthy to fly a winner flag. Then I realized that if God is in my life I am a winner every day. Because of him I am worthy to be called a winner.

Proverbs 3:3-5

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you;

bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart.
then you will win favor and a good name

in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;"

Cubs Fans

Brent took Tyler on a sports trip before school started in August this year for his 13th birthday. One of the stops on their journey to manhood trip was to Wrigley Field for a Cubs game. Cubs fans are special. They believe things that are not there and are hopeful for the future at all times! It really is easier to believe that a sports team can make it to the play offs than I can make it through the end of the week. I am always amazed at the ability we have to bond with objects that are fantasy and impersonal over reality and those closest to us!

God loves the reality of us each and every day. I am amazed that he knows every part of me and still wants the best for me even when I mess everything up! I think God must be the all-time Cubs fan. No matter what I do he is there rooting for me to make it to the World Series of my life and when I fail he is there saying, "There is always next season!"

Psalm 73:25-26

" Whom have I in heaven but you?

I desire you more than anything on earth.

My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,

but God remains the strength of my heart;

he is mine forever."