MOUNT UP! Again
Ok! NCAA football fans, here we are another exciting season on the gridiron. Who is going to beat my team in the BCS championship this year. Will it be Florida, Southern Cal or maybe even a sleeper team like Boise State? I’ve been a Sooner fan since before I was born, and like most of you fans out there, it is a love hate relationship for your colors.
There’s about 5 to 8 teams out there who always end up somewhere at the top every year, I remember one year reading an article about the Sooner fan base expectations. It was when they were headed off to a Bowl Championship Series game, the fans didn’t rally at the airport near as much as the opposing team fans and at the actual game they were not near as electric…it was as if it were merely the expected norm nothing more. Is it arrogance or were they just complacent? I know I’m bias, but knowing the humble mentality of most mid-westerners, arrogance is not a typical trait, except for a fewww…well, never mind.
Do you remember when you were a new believer in Christ? It was great, even in those tough moments, God was great, the Lord was with me, I just praised Jesus through it all, etc. etc. etc…It was as if nothing could penetrate the grace that was on you. You since have grown up, and dare I say, all that has worn off. One to many hard knocks, one to many let downs, one to many sermons that sounded the same or whatever. I’m just kind of making my way through the day. Kind of like Eeyore on Winnie the Pooh.
But wait a minute… stop wait. (pause, take a deep breath)
Friends, the grace of God and His merciful touch has never been less than the day He hung on a tree. He wants you to mount up with Him and ride, you are still His little child.
Oh Lord, teach me to have a child like heart, teach me to be undignified.
All of the things we might have praised Him for then He is still doing today in you. You see, back then it was so different because it was new. Kind of like that team, who for the first time arrived at the big game, and for the other team, pretty normal, or expected.
Oh how that has been me way to many times in my journey…I’m ready to approach tomorrow with a sense of excitement, maybe even praising the Lord a little more. Won’t you give it a try with me, maybe we can get Eeyore to see things like Tigger.
“Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? The eternal God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth doesn’t grow tired or become weary. His understanding is beyond reach. He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak. Even young people grow tired and become weary, and young men will stumble and fall. Yet, the strength of those who wait with hope in the Lord will be renewed. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and won’t become weary. They will walk and won’t grow tired.”
-Isaiah 40:28-30 God’s Word
Just in case, if you have never tasted the Forgiving Wonder of the LORD, email me or post a comment, I would love to correspond with you.
Peace to you,
