Face to Face

2009 October 19

by Tyler

I’ve felt very convicted about something in the past week or two. It was lingering within me a couple weeks ago, but was definitely confirmed as something that needs to change this past Saturday.

I felt it partially 2 weeks ago when the Twins beat the Tigers in epic fashion. I felt it partially that same week when the Twins lost in epic fashion to the Yankees in a game that included a horrendous call that probably cost my team the game.

And then this weekend on Saturday I saw it watching some of the Florida/Arkansas game. You should have seen the faces of Florida fans when Arkansas was about to take the lead, and then the faces of those same people when Florida kicked a field goal to win with a few seconds left.

Or you should have seen how mad I was when Nebraska played about as bad as possible against Texas Tech.

Sports have a funny way of pulling out all our emotions…over something as simple as competition and game play. If you think about it…kind of a weird thing.

But I had this one thought in the back of my head on Saturday. It was the same thought I had a couple weeks ago, but it was a confirmed thought seeing it take place in other people.

I have all this passion and emotion about my favorite sports teams….

Do I have that same passion about seeing Jesus face to face?

I pose the same question to you.

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http://seth.heasley.net/blog Seth

It’s a tough one, Tyler, and sometimes I think that, deep down, I don’t truly *expect* to see Jesus face to face, or at least Not For a Long Time. There’s definitely times when the prospect of seeing the Lord seems very distant to me.
Jay McKenney

Is it too much to ask for Jesus to join the Blazers?
Jay McKenney

Think about it
-totally unselfish player
- serious hangtime (the ascension)
-miracle worker
-knows His opponents better than they know themselves
I’ll stop now. Great post Tyler. Yes, I am LONGING to see Jesus face to face. More than the Blazers.
http://thoughtsaboutnothing.com Kyle Reed

After the worst week in Missouri sports history, I asked myself this question…
Why do I care so much and why do I like sports teams?

It is funny/sad how I spend way more time watching sports games and reading sports stuff rather than doing other things.

I do think that even if we stepped back from sports and focused on God we would find something else to fill that time. We are sinful people and find it easy to focus on things besides Jesus. Doesn’t make it right, but it seems to be the case.
http://justlivingthelife.com Jay

that included a horrendous call that probably cost my team the game.

Well, your team still loaded the bases despite that call and with nobody out could not get a run in.

As for your question, I put it in this context: If somebody said that I had the choice of seeing the Yankees win the World Series in the next couple of weeks or Jesus coming back in the next couple of days, I would say the latter in a heartbeat.

I would say most Christ followers have that same passion about seeing Jesus face to face. The real issue is whether or not we’re putting Jesus ahead of all of these other superficial things. Do we skip church on a Sunday to prepare the house for friends to come over and watch one of the games? Do we push family aside in order to watch the playoffs? Do those “fun” bets we make over the course of a year add up to money that we should be using to glorify Him?

It always comes back to priorities.
Yonas

I don’t like sports this is no secrets to my friends.

but meeting Ash face to face would be fun….maybe at my next wine tasting party.
http://thoughtsaboutnothing.com Kyle Reed

Great point and examples.