Last night as Blake and I stood on the 40 yard line after the ballgame, we shared a father/son moment that I will always cherish because it brought back some of my football days memories with my dad sharing moments with me after the games. Blake's team had a great season, one to not hold their heads down over. They came up one point short last night in the championship game (which I was able to attend because of the GREAT people of our church) with a 14-13 loss to end the season at 7-1. As Blake and I stood on the field together after the game, with tears in our eyes, I encouraged him to take this disappointment and turn it into encouragement that there will be moments of victory as well as defeat but we have to keep everything in perspective. What makes a team great is learning to cope with getting beat as well as winning, and I tried to tell him that we have to do the same in life, we have to keep our heads up and keep on giving it our all no matter the outcome.
I'm reminded of the scripture in Philippians 3:13,14 that says, "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (niv) Paul explained it well to Timothy and I believe this is a verse that we as Christians can take and let it be an encouragement to us to fight the fight, continue in this race, never quit because of difficulty, and always look to God for our strength and encouragement.
I'm very blessed and appreciative to the congregation of Kempville Chapel for allowing me the time last night to spend with my son.
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