Game on!
As you head to the ballpark this year to watch, coach, cheer
for your favorite team, including those precious peewee fellers, remember they
are just boys, young fellas, not-quite-grown men vying for a piece of the
action. Granted, I’m talking mostly about those who are not NFL-ers. This doesn’t necessarily apply to those who get paid
to play the greatest game on earth!
However, I wonder, I wonder if we as spectators would shout
to the death from the stands if we knew that the next play could end-up costing
a child his life. I wonder this? Would we still shout to the top of our lungs,
“fight, fight, fight” if we knew that a simple play-in-action would be the last
play of a kids life?
The death of De’Antre Turman, age 16 from a simple, routine
tackle at Creekside High School in Atlanta last week, has caused me to pause
and ponder this thought. What if? What if we knew that a tackle, a field goal,
an audible from a quarterback, a touchdown from a wide receiver, what if that
play was the last play a player would ever play? Would we still be so hell bent
on shouting absurdities and singling out a player for a mistake? Injuries are
one thing—death is something altogether different.
There are apparently 76 biblical references to “our days
being numbered,” but Psalm 90:12 caught my heart while writing this piece. “So teach us to number our days, That we may
gain a heart of wisdom.” NKJ
A heart of wisdom. Again, I wonder, are we seeking The King
of Kings, The Most High God, our Lord and Savior, Jesus to impart His Wisdom
upon us? Or, are we just plain busy, keeping our minds busy, ourselves busy,
just busy, busy shallow, empty, hollow busy? Do we seek His direction, His
will, His WISDOM for our lives? Or, are we the hamster on a wheel?
De’Antre or Tre Tre as was his nickname, family says he
loved football. Thrived on it. I say, what an example that child was to all of
us! Find our God-given abilities, our passion and live what we love. Maybe even
die for what we love. Our military sure has. Died that is. For the Country they
love so dear.
Are you living your passion? Do you know what your God-given
talents are? Are you seeking God’s Wisdom? I have a long way to go, but I do
see the goal posts and I’m running. Who’s with me? Game on!
