Knowing When

“There is a time to fight and a time to stand still; A time to speak and a time to remain silent; A time to and a time not to...The key is knowing when.”

Loren Thornburg

In watching the Super Bowl I was wishing life had an option for a video review to go back and see what really happened. A chance to change the call that had been made and potentially change the entire outcome of the game. It often seems that sometimes people are getting a different story of what “really” happened. Unfortunately life and most of football doesn’t work like that. Even in football you only get a few opportunities to use the video review option. The key is knowing when to use it. For there is a time to fight the call, but more than not is the time to accept the call and move on. Often times the call is not what actually happened as often times in life we get called things that didn’t actually happen. Yet as in football the key is knowing when to fight it and advocate and when to keep silent. When to move on from the “bad call” knowing that in the game of life we don’t have to fight every time things are misunderstood. Instead we can get up and keep playing knowing that it’s not time to fight, but time to play.

“If anyone attacks you, don’t for a moment suppose that I sent them, and if any should attack nothing will come of it. I create the blacksmith who fires up his forge and makes a weapon designed to kill. I also create the destroyer--but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what God’s servants can expect. I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.” God’s Decree.

Isiah 54: 15-17 MSG

He does! God sees that everything works out for the best! Yet if you’re like me you face things that makes this hard to see, hard to believe and hard to trust. And so we try to take matters into our own hands, relying on ourselves to set things straight, not trusting that God will be our justifier. We forget that God really does care for us, He really is shepherding us, even through this time that we face. Reputation and all...He cares for you! Even when life gives us “bad calls” we have the ultimate referee. He always sees it right, always protects, always advocates, always justifies. It may not be as you would do it but it will be for the best!