Hit Somebody!

Yesterday I watched two grandsons play in two different football games. Football is a game of collisions. It can be scary when somany of the boys are “smaller,” and a few of the boys are “practically grown men.” Unfortunately, there are some guys (a lot really) that aren’t into collisions. When the ball is snapped, they move around a little, make every effort to be somewhere where the ball is not, and are looking to avoid those big guys who, when contact is made, crunch their little bones. We old guys keep yelling from the stands, “hit somebody!”

I am reminded of all those folks in the family of God who avoid engaging “lost” folk in conversations about redemption. We wander around, looking for friendly faces, talking about the weather, the stock market, and the impending doom in 2012. What we don’t do is initiate a “head-on” collision between the way of the world and the Way of the Master.

You only get better at football if you set out to initiate collisions. You only get better at witnessing, sharing your faith, leading others toward life, if you set out to do so. I know there are some “big guys” out there. . .but God is faithful. He honors obedience.