Lying on my mattress pad last night
here in Cambodia I was thinking about my team- the Red Sox.
I knew they had one more game to win in order to make it to the World Series
and it was going to happen in just a few short hours. I was so excited I
couldn’t sleep.
You see it’s a Red Sox Nation or at
least it is if you live in New England. Did I mention that my team is the best? Even when the Sox
are at their worst (which let me tell you happens more often then not) to me
they are the only baseball team worthy of my loyalty. The truth is it could
have been any team going to the World Series and even if the Sox had lost last
night I would still believe in them.
Why is it that my loyalty to the
Red Sox never wavers and yet I continue to struggle with believing and trusting
in God? When things are going great in my life I think “God is so
good”. But when things start to look complicated, scary or just plain
awful often my faith in God wavers. Will He be able to help me through this
mess this time? It’s as if I completely forget all the other times He has
proven Himself faithful in my life.
Last night I
began to realize that I need to learn to let go of the fare weather fan
mentality I have towards God. He deserves more of my trust and belief in Him at all times then
any baseball team or anything else should.
Don’t get me wrong I’ll always be a
Sox fan at heart but my loyalty really needs to be with my maker.
By the way you should stick around
and see what God has in store for you. I can promise it won’t be boring.
