Come Back

Psalm 25:20-21-"Guard my life and rescue me;do not let me be put to shame,for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me,because my hope, Lord, is in you."

    On Sunday those who watched the football battle between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks know that we truly witnessed a "come back" for the record books.  As a Green Bay fan it saddened me to see our early lead subsequently dwindle down to be forced into overtime and eventually the agony of defeat; but let's look at it from the prospective of the Seahawks. The way the game started off with all of the errors and turnovers; those that watched the game with me teased of how the Seahawks had made it this far playing in that fashion.   Surely by half time the talk in the locker room centered on "getting their act together".  It is one thing to be defeated by spectacular plays; it is shameful when you hand the victory to your opponent. 

      David sang in this psalm that he put his trust and hope in God and that his safety and refuge rested in the Lord's protection.  He needed a come back and did not want to be put to shame before his enemies.  While we are fighting on the battlefield of life, we also will experience times when it seems we are fumbling, stumbling, and turning perfectly good situations over to those who want to defeat us.  People know how to get under our skin and no matter how much we rehearse what we will do and say when we encounter them; we forget the game plan, succumb to their taunts and lose our 'cool'.  Our behavior costs us some ground and we get set back. We know how to complete certain important tasks, yet we procrastinate and incur penalties. Some things we need to avoid all together or have minimum input, but somehow we end up with too many men (opinions) on the field. Like the Seahawks we need to use our timeouts wisely and meet with our Head Coach and regroup.  

      This is our year of victory and no matter how it might start off there is always the hope of a come back,  Forget about the mistakes you have made; the bad judgment calls you surrendered to or even the times when it seemed the ball was snatched out of your hands. It is time for your come back. Re-read the playbook (Bible); get into the huddle (worship with other believers to strengthen yourself); and trust the Head Coach (God). Victory is ours!   Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a GREAT day! Be blessed! Dr. JoAnn