I have recently gone through a very hard decision... To either play football, or not. This was a thought in my mind throughout the summer that has dragged on to this past week. I guess it is because my priorities have really changed these past few months. Its not like I only recently became sold out for Christ. But I am realizing more and more how football is taking away opportunities to spread the Gospel. Thankfully, this summer I chose to go on my mission trip and get punished for it later. But it seemed like it interfered with more than just that week.... So I decided to put football aside. It was just a meaningless toil that really depressed me. Ecclesiastes 1-4 really helped me realize that it was just "meaningless".
My reason of staying was to witness to my team all season. But I realized I could talk to them just as much at school. I have made my impact on them so that they know who I am. Now I can show them Jesus all day long at school. And it is exciting! Also I get to go home and study the Word wayyy more! As well as go to Wal-mart or Target and just ask people "How may I pray for you today?". This may seem futile to the audience I am writing to, but it really has made an impact. Sure I regret the thoughts of Friday nights. But do Friday night's give God the glory, or my own glory? I know some people use it as a way to glorify God, but for the season I am in, it is more beneficial to make an impact to the people sitting on the bleachers on Friday nights than knocking out kids/ getting knocked out. I have concluded that the only thing keeping me in the sport was the "american dream". So now I no longer play and I have received all kinds of support from my teammates. And I am truly seeing how much my teammates respect me now. I am going to use this opportunity to further the Gospel!!!!
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