Things are a little crazy here in the LBK! It’s beginning to look a lot like we are a basketball town. Who would have thought it here in the middle of football fanatic West Texas? We are celebrating the Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaps winning the NCAA Division II National Championship. And, of course, the Texas Tech Red Raiders made the Final Four for the first time in program history. And hopefully they will be bringing home the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship. That would certainly be one shining moment!
Think about how life has changed in this basketball fevered city over the past few days. People are leaving work for celebrations taking place in the middle of the day and staying awake for homecomings in the wee hours of the morning. Lines to buy the newest celebratory gear stretch for what seem like miles. And Lubbock (or Lub-boch as it is typically referred to) seems to be a topic of national media attention – in a positive light. Imagine that!
And do you know what I think about all of this? I think we should be soaking it all up! We should be living it up! We should be relishing the moment!
I wonder how often we miss that one shining moment? It seems as though we are always looking to “get through” to that next thing and we miss what God has for us in the present moment. I’m guilty of often thinking the “main thing” is the next thing. It hardly ever is. The main thing is the hand that has been dealt for us in this moment. How much do we miss in preparing for, thinking about, planning around and faithfully doing the next thing and not simply living in this moment. God, in his grace and freedom, wants us to do the thing that is presently before us…like spending time with a friend, enjoying a good movie with our family, drinking a milkshake, playing golf, or whatever the moment is.
Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. –Matthew 6:34 (The Message)
So, for the moment…let’s just Wreck ‘em!
Ryan Smallwood
P.S. I want it noted that I got the opportunity to pray at an event that Coach Beard was speaking at this summer and I prayed for the National Championship! Just saying…
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