I have to be upfront and real transparent right now, I hate that phrase. I feel like that phrase is a way to not have to think. What do you want to eat? I don’t know. Where do you want to go? I don’t know. What do you want to do? I DON’T KNOW.
The problem with this is I use the phrase a lot too. What’s wrong with you? I don’t know. How can I help? I don’t know. Are you going to be ok? I don’t know. Sometimes in this life I get so turned around that I don’t even know what I don’t know.
I think as a society, as a culture, maybe even as humans in general we think we need all of the information. In some cases we do need as much info as possible. We need to be able to weigh the pros and cons and formulate a plan that is best for us. The problem comes when we are called to do something out of faith and we still think we know what’s best.
For Father’s Day Sunday after church we had a softball game. Jeff had mentioned the possibility of playing another church during the summer and I immediately got excited and had some ideas. I love the thrill of competition, I love playing sports, and I love being around my church. So for me the thought of softball was a great idea. When we were unable to get the game lined up with the other church in time we decided to play adults against our youth ministry, this game I was placed in charge of. Keep in mind I have played, cheered, and watched tons of sporting events I have never gathered a team, coached, and certainly never organized anything like this so I didn’t know how to make it happen.
I stepped up and took on the roll because I had been tasked with the job of making softball happen. As it came closer the pieces started falling into place, people were emailing calling and texting wanting to play, the field came available for us, and the rain was going to hold off. I still struggled with what I didn’t know. Lord I don’t know why it’s my job, I don’t know how to coach, I don’t know if I can organize, and the all too important I don’t know how I let my mouth get me into this lol.
Father’s Day was the hottest day of the year so far. 94° and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. Going through the day I doubted myself, the decision to make that game day, the fact that anyone would watch, and honestly didn’t think I would have enough people to play. Because I don’t know what would bring people out on a holiday, hottest day of the year, to play a game with nothing to win. My eyes were opened as we got to the field, not only did almost all of the people that told me they were going to play show up there were more, not only did we have people on the field we had people in the stands, not only did we have food and drinks for all we had more than enough.
We spent an evening that I didn’t know how to make happen with about one hundred of the greatest people I’ve ever known. We spent the evening playing softball, talking to people we may not get to talk to often, and seeking the kingdom of God first by loving one another the way God loves us. Don’t let what you don’t know get in the way of God’s glory. I love y’all and thank you.
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