Brent is headlong into football season once again. The team's first flag football game was last Saturday and I as I type this we are preparing to head out for game #2. Brent loves coaching the team and the boys... well they will be boys as you can see from the picture. It is hard to organize and concentrate the efforts of 9-11 year old boys towards the common goal of winning.
It is through growth and maturing that they have come to realize that they need the structure of repetition and strategic play to win a game. That truly is the Christian walk as well. It is not all fun! There are time that the repetition of prayer and trusting in God is what is needed to keep going. Knowing that victory does not come merely by being the best or the fastest, but by the patience and hard work of following instruction and plan.
I Corinthians 9:24
" Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified."
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Football
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Tired
As corny as it may seem, "I am TIREd"! Brent took this photo at Daytona last month and I love his eye for the unusual. He knows how I think and what I like when he takes photos for me. This has been one of those weeks when I have taken one step forward and 10 steps backward and as I reflect on what I have and have not accomplished; I find myself feeling like a car that is missing a tire (almost useful, just one tire short of getting somewhere).
I know that things were accomplished this week and I do know that I have such high expectations for what I think I should be able to, that I will never feel content as I reflect on the day. That is what I am learning, to be imperfect, imbalanced and okay with being that way. I have to remind myself that only God is perfect. It really isn't my job to be perfect, it is my job to trust God and glory in his perfection. If I make a mistake, I recognize my fault, pray, deal with it and enjoy what God has for my life.
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Dreaming
"When they were together for the last time they asked, "Master, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now? Is this the time?"
He told them, "You don't get to know the time. Timing is the Father's business. What you'll get is the Holy Spirit. And when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, all over Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the world."
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Goodbye Favre
"So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession."
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Monday, March 3, 2008
Alone
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. "
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Vacancy
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