Hello everyone, I've just got back from prayer meeting and this thought came to me. I don't know how it came about, perhaps it's cause we're looming upon part 3 of El Classico. Perhaps so.
There's this phrase that goes like "life is a journey, life is a race" but (and I think this will be quite a delight to football fans) our life is kind of like how football clubs are in a season. Let me explain. How is this even related, I'm getting a clearer picture as you are reading this post.
A football club is made up of many people, from players, staff, manager and what not. So that is just like our life is made up of different aspects. Football clubs play matches, compete in tournaments, leagues etc. It's similar as we go through life and we encounter different people and face different challenges.
If you have read the back section of newspapers, we see footballers getting in trouble and what not. It just represents how sometimes we make mistakes in certain aspects of our lives. Clubs battle for trophies to showcase, we strive for success. I could go on with the analogies but I think you would have got me for now. (Sorry for the major Roundabout, because I bring you back to the title of the post.)
Well, here's the thing. We always (as much as we'd hate to admit it) leave Jesus out of our lives when things are going well, we begin to think that we can do it on our own, our own strength, abilities. These things aren't bad but we lean too much on the "I" factor, we forget that what we have is God given.
Just like a team chasing a game, and losing for the matter. Represent times when things aren't going our way. Just like watching every match, at the 70th minute the manager asks his superstar to go warm up and comes on at the 80th minute to save the game. I think that's sometimes how we treat Jesus, we leave him on "our bench" when things are going well, but when things turn sour we turn to Him to save the day. Would have just made much sense to let Him take the lead for the start, No?
Anyway, just a thought. Quite a crazy one, hope i worded it clearly as it was in my head. Have a great El Classico.
There's this phrase that goes like "life is a journey, life is a race" but (and I think this will be quite a delight to football fans) our life is kind of like how football clubs are in a season. Let me explain. How is this even related, I'm getting a clearer picture as you are reading this post.
A football club is made up of many people, from players, staff, manager and what not. So that is just like our life is made up of different aspects. Football clubs play matches, compete in tournaments, leagues etc. It's similar as we go through life and we encounter different people and face different challenges.
If you have read the back section of newspapers, we see footballers getting in trouble and what not. It just represents how sometimes we make mistakes in certain aspects of our lives. Clubs battle for trophies to showcase, we strive for success. I could go on with the analogies but I think you would have got me for now. (Sorry for the major Roundabout, because I bring you back to the title of the post.)
Well, here's the thing. We always (as much as we'd hate to admit it) leave Jesus out of our lives when things are going well, we begin to think that we can do it on our own, our own strength, abilities. These things aren't bad but we lean too much on the "I" factor, we forget that what we have is God given.
Just like a team chasing a game, and losing for the matter. Represent times when things aren't going our way. Just like watching every match, at the 70th minute the manager asks his superstar to go warm up and comes on at the 80th minute to save the game. I think that's sometimes how we treat Jesus, we leave him on "our bench" when things are going well, but when things turn sour we turn to Him to save the day. Would have just made much sense to let Him take the lead for the start, No?
Anyway, just a thought. Quite a crazy one, hope i worded it clearly as it was in my head. Have a great El Classico.
