Verse for the day

Philippians 4:12-13- I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation...I can do everything thru him who gives me strength.

My boy Brett Favre lost another NFC Championship game. I sat there with just a few minutes left in overtime and thought to myself as another reviewed played out, "Either way I am ok".

Not that what I feel or think actually matters. But when the Vikings still had a chance, I thought either way this was a good year. Either way it was a great football game. Either way who ever won was going to give the Colts a run for their money.

But I will be the first to say it, I hope he comes back. It was a long year and a tough year and the way he sounded in one of those pre-game interviews made us believe he would call it quits after this season. But I hope he comes back.

But even if he doesn't it will be ok. They had a great season. Beat Dallas soundly. Played New Orleans toe to toe and really lost it themselves, I don't know if they could have actually played better. A.P. will still fumble next year. Favre will still throw interceptions.

So it might as well be done. But I can still hope, right?

Enjoy the ride!

Rejection is always a difficult thing in life, isn't it? I was quite proud of myself back in the day (I'm a dad so I can use that phrase) when I would tell people that I never had a girlfriend break up with me. Mercy would then hit me in the arm and say, "What were you dating them for in the first place!" I love my wife!

We had a possible job opportunity come up or perhaps I should say a possible job opportunity ended this past week. I was actually quite excited about it. The job, not the ending.

What really got me was the rejection. Not by the church for not hiring us. I felt rejected by God. We aren't on the first trek of this journey since leaving our full time church job 18 months ago. We have had ups and downs, clarity and confusion, all of it. And you could say our hopes were a little high on this one.

After I found out I couldnt sleep. I just began to question God, "What are you doing?" Why did you call us out in the first place? Why won't you restore the blessing of being back in a church to us?

It pretty much sounded like I was throwing a temper tantrum in my bathroom.

But then God gave me a perfect picture of where I am. We just got back from a 14 hour round trip car ride with a 1 year old who had two teeth trying to break thru by the time we got back. At one point she had woken up from her nap and wanted to get out of the car seat restraints so bad. But we had about 30 more minutes to go before our next stop. It breaks your heart when your little kid is crying and so upset because they dont understand what's going on. If they only knew that in just a moment or two things would be better. You were taking them to a great place they were going to enjoy but they just had to wait a little bit longer to get there. Kids dont understand trips. They dont get the passage of time and travel. They dont comprehend the journey until they have experienced it or have a little more wisdom under their belts. Then they can grasp what is going on.

It doesnt matter how i look at myself or what I have achieved or been a part of, I am one of God's kids and I truthfully I dont get this journey. But I do know who is in control and I do know He has a plan and a purpose for my family.

So i am going to sit back and enjoy the ride. The stop is coming soon enough.