In football, there are three ways to get the ball. Here they are:
1. Kick the ball.
The game starts out with someone kicking the ball. Each person on the team has a specific skill set. Some are talented in the area of kicking. Others excel at running the ball.
God gives each of us talents, interests, skills, and abilities. They just drop in our hands. This is our starting point.
2. Pass the ball.
In football, another way to get the ball is from a pass. The quarterback throws overhand to a specific receiver. The other way to get the ball is a hand-off where the ball is passed underhand. The defense does not know the intended receiver, so they try to cover every possible option.
In the Christian life, passes or hand-offs are what others deliver to you. You're expected to catch the ball and run with it.
If a football player doesn't catch the ball, the coach will bench him. In the Christian life, dropping the ball could disqualify you from service. I Corinth. 9:27
3. Pick up a fumble.
The third way someone can get the ball is through a fumble. The intended receiver drops the ball, and everyone scrambles to take possession of it. When someone on the opposing team grabs the ball, it's a big deal. He will bring it over to the coach, who will put a piece of tape with his name on the ball. At the end of the game, that ball becomes his. Recovering a fumble is an unexpected opportunity.
Believers often have an opportunity cross their path. Someone moves, and there's an opening on the Usher staff. Will you ask to replace them? Help is needed in the Sunday School. Will you volunteer? Or will you allow the chance to pass you by?
In the next post, we'll continue with Football 101.
1 comment:
The new principal I added to my principal board is that I will always count the ball as something no matter how or from whom I get it! Ethel
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