Bad Seasons

After a bad football season, it is common to hear talk of firing the coach or at least part of the staff. Surely, someone else can put a better program together and achieve a winning season. In life, we often get mad at the coach when we have a bad season. Our circumstances steer us in a new direction. Surely, things will get better if the calls are made differently. I am currently in a tough season. With the premature birth of twins, having one home and one in the hospital. Not getting ideal news at the doctor, and various other stressors. When I evaluate the season, the true coach has been revealed and he must be fired! I have let the circumstances of the season determine my loyalty and my faith. I have been trying to call the plays. God is still good when life is difficult, when things don't go as planned. If God's existence and goodness hinged on how I feel, my physical condition, financial condition, or relationships, then he wouldn't be Lord. Often, we give our lives to the Lord but turn our backs when circumstances are bad, when the season is not so great. We must ask ourselves who has the coach been? If our relationship with God depends on what makes us happy and makes the season good in our minds, then God is not the coach. We have been running the season on our terms. Lately, my attitude has been effected, my attitude has been blah and I have learned that I have been relying too much on ideal circumstances and not on the author of my life. The good news about a bad season is that another season is on the horizon. Make sure you have the right head coach even if that means firing yourself!