Monday, September 14, 2009
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"Simmer Down"...as the late great Stick Stickly would say.
A few years ago, the NFL finally allowed instant replay to be used in order to make sure all of the calls the refs made were the correct calls. So now, when a coach perceives that the ref has made a wrong call against his team (especially on key plays) the coach will throw a red flag out onto the field.
The red flag signals that the play needs to be looked at again, because the coach obviously thinks the refs have made a mistake.
There have been many times in my life where I wanted to throw a red flag out on God. I get to feeling that he has made a mistake in my life. He made the wrong call. If He really knew how the situation was going to affect me He would have called something different. If He really knew how the situation was going to make me feel--God, somehow you've missed it. It's not going to be ideal for me, it's too much for me to handle, I'm tired of this. I'm throwing the flag.
It hit me one time as I was reading this verse:
Jesus says in Matt 11:28, "Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden (burdened) and I will give you rest.
To be weary means to be exhausted or tired. I can get tired all of the time. Tired of people, tired of problems, tired of life. I might not even know what I'm tired about, I'm just tired. In fact, I may just be tired of being tired.
My mom used to sometimes come home really tired after teaching all day and my dad would come home from work and say, "Whatcha' cookin' for dinner?" My mom would then say, "What ever it is that you go out and get from one of the fast food places, because I'm tired."
And not only tired, but heavy laden too! It's enough when you're tired. Being heavy laden means you have something externally placed on you--weighing you down when you're already tired.This creates a sense of desperation for you because you have so much placed on you.
Jesus says, "Come to me..." I look at that and I think to myself, "that sure is a simple answer to a complex and difficult problem." Here I am weary and heavy laden--I'm over here, bending over, breaking my back, struggling and he says, "come to me."
What an amazing concept that is. But what I realize is, the invitation to come to Him will let you know how really tired you are. The gap between your tiredness and your coming to Him reveals how tired you really are. If you're still trying to do it all with your own human wisdom, flesh, and ability--you arn't tired enough yet. But if you are tired and feel like throwing in the towel (or red flag) He says, "Come to me!"
A few years ago, the NFL finally allowed instant replay to be used in order to make sure all of the calls the refs made were the correct calls. So now, when a coach perceives that the ref has made a wrong call against his team (especially on key plays) the coach will throw a red flag out onto the field.
The red flag signals that the play needs to be looked at again, because the coach obviously thinks the refs have made a mistake.
There have been many times in my life where I wanted to throw a red flag out on God. I get to feeling that he has made a mistake in my life. He made the wrong call. If He really knew how the situation was going to affect me He would have called something different. If He really knew how the situation was going to make me feel--God, somehow you've missed it. It's not going to be ideal for me, it's too much for me to handle, I'm tired of this. I'm throwing the flag.
It hit me one time as I was reading this verse:
Jesus says in Matt 11:28, "Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden (burdened) and I will give you rest.
To be weary means to be exhausted or tired. I can get tired all of the time. Tired of people, tired of problems, tired of life. I might not even know what I'm tired about, I'm just tired. In fact, I may just be tired of being tired.
My mom used to sometimes come home really tired after teaching all day and my dad would come home from work and say, "Whatcha' cookin' for dinner?" My mom would then say, "What ever it is that you go out and get from one of the fast food places, because I'm tired."
And not only tired, but heavy laden too! It's enough when you're tired. Being heavy laden means you have something externally placed on you--weighing you down when you're already tired.This creates a sense of desperation for you because you have so much placed on you.
Jesus says, "Come to me..." I look at that and I think to myself, "that sure is a simple answer to a complex and difficult problem." Here I am weary and heavy laden--I'm over here, bending over, breaking my back, struggling and he says, "come to me."
What an amazing concept that is. But what I realize is, the invitation to come to Him will let you know how really tired you are. The gap between your tiredness and your coming to Him reveals how tired you really are. If you're still trying to do it all with your own human wisdom, flesh, and ability--you arn't tired enough yet. But if you are tired and feel like throwing in the towel (or red flag) He says, "Come to me!"
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Kyle
