Play smart – Devotion for
Once again this year I am coaching my sons in soccer. Coaching the kids is really something that I enjoy, and I am personally grateful for the opportunity to be able to be involved in the community. One of the things that I try to stress to the kids is an understanding of their position, and if they understand their position and where they are supposed to be when something is happening, they will be excellent soccer players. The problem is that some kids don’t want to play a position – they just want to run all over the field, and some are actually good enough to do that. But the problem with running all over the field trying to do everything is they become worn out, and soon they aren’t able to help the team at all. I try to teach them that a smart soccer player stays at home in their area they are responsible for, and the smart soccer player is usually the better soccer player. They demonstrate how smart they are by not doing the things such as running everywhere, trying to make every play all by themselves.
In the letter of James, at one point in chapter 3 he is talking about true wisdom. “Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.”(James 3:13) Like the soccer players, God has given us certainly responsibilities that we are to live up, but many times we try to play by our own rules. When we deviate from the plan that God has established for us, we really just ending up running around in futility, wearing ourselves down and out. Today, consider what is the plan God has laid out for you. Are you living within the confines of his law (Love your neighbor and love God)? Are you living responsibly within the context of the team (the church)? If not, let’s start to play smart.
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