We have loads of uncertainty facing us in this season of our lives and this season of football. I never envisioned that any season of my life would be directly impacted by NFL seasons but I think it's safe to say God has a sense of humor! We don't know where football, and ultimately The Lord will take us after this fall. So what exactly does that mean? Well we could literally end up anywhere across the country.
We just moved to a short term lease condo in preparation for what this next off season might bring. So half of our furniture is already in storage (yes people in the NFL do downsize, believe it or not.) Come the end of Alfred's 4th year in the league we will be packing up everything but select clothes, cars, & our baby (duhhh) to road trip back to our secret oasis in anticipation for the Reveal of God's plan.
I knew that the younger years of your adult life were supposed to be full of uncertainty but the amount of uncertainty and spontaneity can be exciting & daunting at the same time. How amazing it is that sports (don't forget soccer) have enabled us to experience places we would've never even dreamed of visiting... Yet how daunting it is to have a yearning for settling down somewhere permanent (that's what happens when you have babies, right?) and to be faced with the no guarantees approach of this league.
Through the craziness we cling to the Lord and put our faith, trust and occasional uncertainty in Him. There is something beautiful about this season we are in, when you have a new marriage, a new baby and you are on the edge of watching your own life unfold. As glamorous it can seem to be a part of the NFL, it's not always full of glitz, glam and a grand ol' time.
So I leave you with this: there will be moments in your life where you might think to yourself, "what is God doing in the midst of all this craziness?" Keep searching for Him in every situation whether it's a cake walk for you or the biggest challenge of faith and trust thus far in your life. Continually find comfort in the promises of His word & the Holy Spirit working in you. HIS plan will forever trump any plan that you may have concocted in your head & always remember that God already has this thing worked out for His glory. TRUST in Him and enjoy every season that makes up this beautiful life!
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.
—Proverbs 16:9
—Proverbs 16:9
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
—Jeremiah 29:11
—Jeremiah 29:11
