In The Game

Watching a game from the stands is one of the great pleasures of life.

Basketball.

Football.

Baseball.

Tennis? (I put that in there because my wife loves tennis.)

But as fun as it is, isn't it so much more fun playing in the game?

I think there are times when I make my Christian faith a spectator sport.

More times than I might want to admit, in fact.

Sit in the "audience" in church.

Watch others sing, pray, preach, and serve.

Listen to stories of faith in real life from people who have experienced it.

Read about God's work in the lives of the heroes of the Bible.

Also the great Christians down through the ages.

Don't get me wrong.

There's a lot of blessing in that.

I need that!

But I also need to see God move in my own life.

To hear His voice and experience His guidance for myself.

To get the plays straight from the coach.

And to remember how much fun it is to play with others who are on the same team.

Serving God together.

Honoring the coach.

That's when life is a whole new ball game.