Yesterday I stored an idea away in my head to write about
this week. After a trip to Olive Garden
last night with six crazy kids and an amazing day at church watching special
baptisms, I forgot it! My mind was going
so many wonderful directions that my bright idea was temporarily pushed to the
back of my brain.
It came back today at the softball fields when a coach
encouraged my youngest kiddo. He
mentioned being intentional with his words and wanting to make a difference
with every kid who crossed his path. His
goal to be more deliberate was because of “Papa” Bachtel. Immediately I had my topic back. I jotted it down on the notepad I was
holding. I wrote “More than just football.”
“More than just football” relates to Papa Bachtel and the
life he lived on and off of the field.
He was a man who lived his life around Friday night lights, but he
seemed to know that it was more than just football.
He is now walking in the bright lights of heaven and on
golden streets. I would say that he is
strolling on streets of gold, but football coaches don’t really stroll. They walk.
They pace. They cover a lot of
ground and sometimes even run up and down the sidelines during a game. During these moments that might seem like
seconds just passing off of a scoreboard, some of them make a difference that
is never forgotten.
Anyone can coach.
Anyone can teach. The ones who
make a difference are the ones who know that it is more than a game, more than
a classroom, and more than just another kid walking through the door. This thought is not just for those in
education.
What if we all lived with the thought “It is more than….” Fill
in the dot, dot, dot with whatever is on your plate currently in life.
It is more than the lesson you plan to teach or the tire you
may change. It is more than a study
group you lead. It is more than the
position you hold at work. It is more
than the dishes you wash and diapers you change. It is more than the casserole going in the
oven. It is more than the next customer coming through your check- out
line. Life is more than…(finish the
sentence.)
When you have a relationship with Jesus and desire to point
others in His direction, life is more than what is simply in front of you. With Jesus, every task, every day, everything
matters. The most common things turn out
to be opportunities to love, encourage, and to share the love of Christ.
No matter what you are doing this week, remember 1 John 4:19
“We love because he first loved us.” Life
is more than…
It is about sharing the love of Jesus Christ and making a
difference. Start today!
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