I think of the Christian life like a football game.
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To win a football game you have to do two things: play good offense and play good defense.
Your goal on offense is to score a lot of points.
Your goal on defense is to not let the other team score points and to get back on offense as quickly as possible.
Defensive strategy
The word tells us what we must not allow to gain any yardage in our life. In short, we are playing defense against sin. Sin is a Running Back that wants to run up a 100 yard game on us today. Good defense knows the Running Back’s number, knows his favorite plays, and aims to tackle the Running Back for a loss of yardage and minimize his impact on the game.
The more we stay in the word the better plays we have.
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OFFENSE
Delight in God and heed God’s voice. To march the ball down the field you don’t need superior athleticism and trick plays. The play calling is simple: delight in God, know God, love God, adore God, trust God; believe his voice written down in the Scriptures, pay attention to his voice.
Gameday
Today, like everyday, is Gameday.
The ball was just snapped, a Running Back named “Anxious Thoughts” received the handoff and is charging your direction. Where are you? You’re on defense. Don’t give Anxious Thoughts an inch, knock him down as hard as you can and as quick as you can. Next play.
The starting Quarterback, named “Condemnation”, drops back with the ball. He spots a Wide Receiver, named “Guilt & Shame”, open downfield. Your job: sack the Quarterback, don’t let him throw that pass.(love this analogy...thanks Justin!)
There’s deep wisdom here!
Like it or not, you will begin most days on defense. The goal is to try to hold the world, the flesh, and the devil to just 3 downs and to force a punt on 4th down.
You are not alone. God is for you, God is with you, God is talking to you.
Your playbook is more than adequate, God has written down everything he wants you to know and do.
The game is God’s
He recruited you to play your particular position at this particular time in human history.
Good plays and bad Plays
Trust him. Delight in him. Understand that the game is his and the game is already won. Enjoy God, focus in on his voice above all others, and run fast down the field doing what God recruited you to do with your life.
Score as many points as you can. Use your talents. Give God all the glory, and revel in the joy of it all.
THAT'S VICTORY!
HAPPY SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!
Today, like everyday, is Gameday.
The ball was just snapped, a Running Back named “Anxious Thoughts” received the handoff and is charging your direction. Where are you? You’re on defense. Don’t give Anxious Thoughts an inch, knock him down as hard as you can and as quick as you can. Next play.
The starting Quarterback, named “Condemnation”, drops back with the ball. He spots a Wide Receiver, named “Guilt & Shame”, open downfield. Your job: sack the Quarterback, don’t let him throw that pass.(love this analogy...thanks Justin!)
There’s deep wisdom here!
Like it or not, you will begin most days on defense. The goal is to try to hold the world, the flesh, and the devil to just 3 downs and to force a punt on 4th down.
You are not alone. God is for you, God is with you, God is talking to you.
Your playbook is more than adequate, God has written down everything he wants you to know and do.
The game is God’s
He recruited you to play your particular position at this particular time in human history.
Good plays and bad Plays
Trust him. Delight in him. Understand that the game is his and the game is already won. Enjoy God, focus in on his voice above all others, and run fast down the field doing what God recruited you to do with your life.
Score as many points as you can. Use your talents. Give God all the glory, and revel in the joy of it all.
You have to play both ways in the Christian life. You need good offense and good defense.
The key is to always know where you’re at on the field, to know if you’re playing offense or defense and to play your guts out until the final whistle blows.
The key is to always know where you’re at on the field, to know if you’re playing offense or defense and to play your guts out until the final whistle blows.
THAT'S VICTORY!
HAPPY SUPERBOWL SUNDAY!
