Soccer

Well it is Tuesday evening and.... guess what? Andi and Dad aren't going to soccer! Yay!! I am very glad they had a good season and had so much fun, but it will be very nice to have them home Tuesday and Thursday evenings and not have to go to two games each weekend. I do love to watch her play though, she's getting really good and her games are so exciting! :D

Anyway, while I was thinking about soccer (Oh yes, I do spend hours thinking about soccer each day. Just kidding.), I realized that being on a soccer team is kind of like being a Christian on God's team.......
Andrea has two soccer practices each week. These are like our time at church. We have someone instructing and teaching us about the ultimate, long-established rules of the game of soccer, or the Bible.
The coaches try hard to get everyone on the team to run each day to become a better athlete. They are continually strengthening themselves and trying to be a better player and please their coach. The girls never want to be at a plateau, they are always striving to be a better player and member of the team.
This is similar to being a Christian. Each and every day we have spiritual disciplines such as reading the Bible, memorizing, praying... etc. Like athletes, we should strive to continually be a better Christian and know God more fully.
On the days my sister's team doesn't have practice and is not running, they have games against other teams. Instead of 'games', we as Christians are in a battle. We are fighting the enemy team. The thing is, we have two major advantages. #1 We have God, the Ultimate Coach, on our side. #2 We already know who is going to win. We are! Jesus will come out victorious!!!!
We need to be encouraged and keep fighting the battle for God's glory! We are the victors!!!