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L.I.F.E. Is like a Game of Football
Its football season and many of you are some what familiar with football so I decided to write a note that discusses the parallels our lives have with football (ENJOY and feel free to SHARE)
L.I.F.E. Is like a game of football.
It is complex and detailed but yet very entertaining.
Each and everyone of our lives are positioned like a quarterback we are all the leaders of our life. We make the decisions and the plays that determines the outcome of our lives (The Game). How we play the (GAME) will reveal whether or not we are rookies or veterans. Read on to see which one are you…
Staying in the pocket…
Staying within our pocket is key in life. The pocket is our safe place where we can see everything. If everything goes well, from that pocket, we can make the right plays. The pocket represents the Word of God, from it, plays are made, from it everything originates. Even with intense pressure if we stay composed and content, when pressure comes we can still deliver. The word of God is our foundation. From it we build our lives. From it we can stand and be confident and even veer off from it (scrambling from the pocket) knowing that the word is hidden in our hearts.
Stay in the Pocket…
(Sacks...)
Sacks are Set backs.
Set backs are just great motivators for a great comeback. Sometimes God allows that one DB to come through to sack us to build Character in our lives. Sacks may hurt for a while, it may set you back, may even cause a huge loss in yards but just because its 4th down and 20 doesn’t mean anything. Satan loves to sack us because it brings us back into yards we have already charted. We are back in the yards we have already conquered. This is where he reminds us of our past and our failures and tries to force us to punt. But just like most of us are in Madden “we never punt” never let satan make you punt your destiny or your dreams away.
Sacks may hurt, sacks may set you back but it doesn’t mean you can not comeback from lost yards…
(Secure the Ball...)
The football is the most important thing on the field. It is the most prized and valuable piece because the ball determines everything. It determines how close youare or how far away you are from scoring. It determines when you score. Without it you fight to get it and when you have it you fight to secure it. The Ball represents our purpose. We determine, on how we handle it, when we will score or how close or how far we are from scoring. We have to secure our purpose (our call), because satan is after to still it, to kill it and to destroy it. If we do not secure it now it will become vulnerable later giving satan an opportunity to run with it and score for himself, using our gifts and talents against us and not for us.
Use your gifts and talents for a purpose that God has already intended it to be used
(Blitz’s...)
In this Christian life their will be pressure but there is no need to panic. Satan will often times call a blitz on your life. It will seem as if all HELL is breaking loose in your life but don’t panic CONFIDENCE always out weighs challenges, and confidence comes from Gods word where everything originates. Blitzes will come but how you handle blitzes will determine how much of a composed quarterback you are.
“Tough times make tough people” What the devil meant for Evil God will turn it around FOR your good…
(Taking a step back before taking a step forward…)
There is a certain way quarterbacks’ maneuver after hiking. We all have seen it. They take two steps (or more) backwards and then one step forward as they pass the ball… this is essential in our everyday lives… before we take one step forward in life we have to take a few steps backwards so we can see everything, positioning us to make the BEST decision. Often times we immediately rush into things without first seeing if its true and of God. We rush into jobs, careers, opportunities, and marriages without first taking a few steps back to see if this is the best decision and the best the decision is Gods initial decision. Taking steps back in everything reveals the real from the fakes. You see both your teammates and your rivals. Seeing everything helps you determine who is true to you and who is fake, giving you time to make the best play…
It may be two steps backwards but those two steps backwards will make a better step forward.
Forced passes… (throwing off the wrong foot)
Anything forced never returns fixed. Blitz’s are always aimed to make you force passes. Satan loves for you to force things knowing that anything forced will never return fixed but will always cost you. A quarterback has a certain way or technique he positions himself to make a pass. If he throws off the wrong foot the pass will be forced giving satan an opportunity to intercept his passes. Satan aims To intercept your dreams, your goals, and your destiny causing you to be left with failures and disappointments. Never forces anything. Never let people, or anything force you to do anything outside of God’s timing because it will always comeback to you or even pass you to score a touchdown against you.
(Composure)
There is always confidence in composure.
RELAX! Life may be tough and will always be but don’t let it or anything still your composure. God has given us everything we need to remain composed in chaos. The word is our foundation and the Holy Spirit is our guide so we can remain composed even in the most chaotic times. Satan loves for us to be easily rattled and disturbed causing us to force passes and loose yardage because he knows that a fearful person never walks in faith they remain standing in fear or turns and walks away. WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMAIN COMPOSED because God has given us or is willing to give us a PEACE that passes all understanding able to keep our minds and hearts through Christ Jesus.
God is the Author of Composure not of Confusion “Stay Composed”
(Vision and precision)
A good quarterback has great vision and can place the ball in the hands of his receivers with accuracy.
Without a vision the Bible says the people will perish. If you can not see then stop until you can see clearly. You can not see clearly with out a clear vision. Vision is important without it we will be left confused.
Whatever your eyes are fixed on your energy and efforts will follow. If your eyes are fixed on this world then your energy and efforts will follow the world. If your eyes is fixed on God then your energy and efforts will follow Him. If a DB blocks the vision of the quarterback then there is a good chance the quarterback will force a pass potentially causing an interception. Satan loves to block our vision making it cloudy with the cares and pleasures of this world. He wants you to be caught up on this present life that you loose sight of Eternity.
Don’t let satan block your vision, wipe your eyes an fix them BACK on God
Listening to the coach (experience)
Each of us (quarterbacks) have a coach. It is important that we listen to our coach (GOD) for He hold the plays of our life. The plays that will help us at 1st and 10 and 4th and 30. We sometimes ignore the voice e of our coach and when we do; it cost us. Think to yourself, what were the results of all the times you ignored or straight didn’t listen to God? Were the results good or negative? We have to understand that from God’s Eternal position he can see the WHOLE field of our lives and He knows what plays will help you conquer the yards of your life. Yes their will be sacks and blitz’s but He will deliver you “through” them all.
God knows all and knows exactly how to help you score in life…
HOW YOU PLAY IN PRACTICE YOU WILL PLAY IN THE GAME
LIFE is serious it is nothing to take lightly. It is nothing you play with it is something that is valuable and needs to be taken seriously. One mistake can cost you your life. One decision can cost you in Eternity. Life is Serious.
HOW YOU PLAY IN PRACTICE YOU WILL PLAY IN THE GAME. Your character is everything. What you do behind closed doors will eventually overflow to what you do in front of people. How you operate your life when no one sees is how you will operate your life when everyone is watching. Yes people may not see what you do now but sin has no boundaries and will aim to destroy you in the public‘s eye. Life is fragile and delicate and how you handle it in private can cost you in the game when the lights are on, the cameras rolling and the fans cheering. You don’t want to slip in the GAME due to how you perform in PRACTICE.
Tighten things NOW before they fall a LOOSE later…
FINALE:
Scoring the touchdown…
Football is all about scoring. Either you are scoring or getting scored on the question is which side are you on? Are you scoring in life or is satan scoring on you?
We have to understand that we only have one game(LIFE) and only one opportunity to play it. This life, we live, is the CHAMPIONSHIP game. How we play this game will determine whether we will be celebrating or weeping in ETERNITY!
Today…
Play to fight for every yard
Play to overcome blitzes and to comeback from sacks
Play to throw passes that count and not ones that can be intercepted
Play with a clear vision not one that is clouded
Play under the teaching of the coach (GOD)
Play with composure
But most importantly…
Play to Win for How you play today will determine where you will celebrate tomorrow (ETERNITY)!
L.I.F.E. Live It For Eternity
L.I.F.E. Is like a game of football.
It is complex and detailed but yet very entertaining.
Each and everyone of our lives are positioned like a quarterback we are all the leaders of our life. We make the decisions and the plays that determines the outcome of our lives (The Game). How we play the (GAME) will reveal whether or not we are rookies or veterans. Read on to see which one are you…
Staying in the pocket…
Staying within our pocket is key in life. The pocket is our safe place where we can see everything. If everything goes well, from that pocket, we can make the right plays. The pocket represents the Word of God, from it, plays are made, from it everything originates. Even with intense pressure if we stay composed and content, when pressure comes we can still deliver. The word of God is our foundation. From it we build our lives. From it we can stand and be confident and even veer off from it (scrambling from the pocket) knowing that the word is hidden in our hearts.
Stay in the Pocket…
(Sacks...)
Sacks are Set backs.
Set backs are just great motivators for a great comeback. Sometimes God allows that one DB to come through to sack us to build Character in our lives. Sacks may hurt for a while, it may set you back, may even cause a huge loss in yards but just because its 4th down and 20 doesn’t mean anything. Satan loves to sack us because it brings us back into yards we have already charted. We are back in the yards we have already conquered. This is where he reminds us of our past and our failures and tries to force us to punt. But just like most of us are in Madden “we never punt” never let satan make you punt your destiny or your dreams away.
Sacks may hurt, sacks may set you back but it doesn’t mean you can not comeback from lost yards…
(Secure the Ball...)
The football is the most important thing on the field. It is the most prized and valuable piece because the ball determines everything. It determines how close youare or how far away you are from scoring. It determines when you score. Without it you fight to get it and when you have it you fight to secure it. The Ball represents our purpose. We determine, on how we handle it, when we will score or how close or how far we are from scoring. We have to secure our purpose (our call), because satan is after to still it, to kill it and to destroy it. If we do not secure it now it will become vulnerable later giving satan an opportunity to run with it and score for himself, using our gifts and talents against us and not for us.
Use your gifts and talents for a purpose that God has already intended it to be used
(Blitz’s...)
In this Christian life their will be pressure but there is no need to panic. Satan will often times call a blitz on your life. It will seem as if all HELL is breaking loose in your life but don’t panic CONFIDENCE always out weighs challenges, and confidence comes from Gods word where everything originates. Blitzes will come but how you handle blitzes will determine how much of a composed quarterback you are.
“Tough times make tough people” What the devil meant for Evil God will turn it around FOR your good…
(Taking a step back before taking a step forward…)
There is a certain way quarterbacks’ maneuver after hiking. We all have seen it. They take two steps (or more) backwards and then one step forward as they pass the ball… this is essential in our everyday lives… before we take one step forward in life we have to take a few steps backwards so we can see everything, positioning us to make the BEST decision. Often times we immediately rush into things without first seeing if its true and of God. We rush into jobs, careers, opportunities, and marriages without first taking a few steps back to see if this is the best decision and the best the decision is Gods initial decision. Taking steps back in everything reveals the real from the fakes. You see both your teammates and your rivals. Seeing everything helps you determine who is true to you and who is fake, giving you time to make the best play…
It may be two steps backwards but those two steps backwards will make a better step forward.
Forced passes… (throwing off the wrong foot)
Anything forced never returns fixed. Blitz’s are always aimed to make you force passes. Satan loves for you to force things knowing that anything forced will never return fixed but will always cost you. A quarterback has a certain way or technique he positions himself to make a pass. If he throws off the wrong foot the pass will be forced giving satan an opportunity to intercept his passes. Satan aims To intercept your dreams, your goals, and your destiny causing you to be left with failures and disappointments. Never forces anything. Never let people, or anything force you to do anything outside of God’s timing because it will always comeback to you or even pass you to score a touchdown against you.
(Composure)
There is always confidence in composure.
RELAX! Life may be tough and will always be but don’t let it or anything still your composure. God has given us everything we need to remain composed in chaos. The word is our foundation and the Holy Spirit is our guide so we can remain composed even in the most chaotic times. Satan loves for us to be easily rattled and disturbed causing us to force passes and loose yardage because he knows that a fearful person never walks in faith they remain standing in fear or turns and walks away. WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMAIN COMPOSED because God has given us or is willing to give us a PEACE that passes all understanding able to keep our minds and hearts through Christ Jesus.
God is the Author of Composure not of Confusion “Stay Composed”
(Vision and precision)
A good quarterback has great vision and can place the ball in the hands of his receivers with accuracy.
Without a vision the Bible says the people will perish. If you can not see then stop until you can see clearly. You can not see clearly with out a clear vision. Vision is important without it we will be left confused.
Whatever your eyes are fixed on your energy and efforts will follow. If your eyes are fixed on this world then your energy and efforts will follow the world. If your eyes is fixed on God then your energy and efforts will follow Him. If a DB blocks the vision of the quarterback then there is a good chance the quarterback will force a pass potentially causing an interception. Satan loves to block our vision making it cloudy with the cares and pleasures of this world. He wants you to be caught up on this present life that you loose sight of Eternity.
Don’t let satan block your vision, wipe your eyes an fix them BACK on God
Listening to the coach (experience)
Each of us (quarterbacks) have a coach. It is important that we listen to our coach (GOD) for He hold the plays of our life. The plays that will help us at 1st and 10 and 4th and 30. We sometimes ignore the voice e of our coach and when we do; it cost us. Think to yourself, what were the results of all the times you ignored or straight didn’t listen to God? Were the results good or negative? We have to understand that from God’s Eternal position he can see the WHOLE field of our lives and He knows what plays will help you conquer the yards of your life. Yes their will be sacks and blitz’s but He will deliver you “through” them all.
God knows all and knows exactly how to help you score in life…
HOW YOU PLAY IN PRACTICE YOU WILL PLAY IN THE GAME
LIFE is serious it is nothing to take lightly. It is nothing you play with it is something that is valuable and needs to be taken seriously. One mistake can cost you your life. One decision can cost you in Eternity. Life is Serious.
HOW YOU PLAY IN PRACTICE YOU WILL PLAY IN THE GAME. Your character is everything. What you do behind closed doors will eventually overflow to what you do in front of people. How you operate your life when no one sees is how you will operate your life when everyone is watching. Yes people may not see what you do now but sin has no boundaries and will aim to destroy you in the public‘s eye. Life is fragile and delicate and how you handle it in private can cost you in the game when the lights are on, the cameras rolling and the fans cheering. You don’t want to slip in the GAME due to how you perform in PRACTICE.
Tighten things NOW before they fall a LOOSE later…
FINALE:
Scoring the touchdown…
Football is all about scoring. Either you are scoring or getting scored on the question is which side are you on? Are you scoring in life or is satan scoring on you?
We have to understand that we only have one game(LIFE) and only one opportunity to play it. This life, we live, is the CHAMPIONSHIP game. How we play this game will determine whether we will be celebrating or weeping in ETERNITY!
Today…
Play to fight for every yard
Play to overcome blitzes and to comeback from sacks
Play to throw passes that count and not ones that can be intercepted
Play with a clear vision not one that is clouded
Play under the teaching of the coach (GOD)
Play with composure
But most importantly…
Play to Win for How you play today will determine where you will celebrate tomorrow (ETERNITY)!
L.I.F.E. Live It For Eternity
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