Ok, so everyone knows I am married to a football loving guy - after all, he went to college on scholarship for football. (Go Loggers) Yesterday was a rough day. We found out Ron was being laid off from Jacobs - now that's pretty serious since he's our sole income and we have 3 kids that would require daycare if I worked. I was in a low place last night. Off we went to God's house and the love of our church family - I do NOT believe it to be coincidence that we found out on a Wednesday night.
THANK YOU GOD for the women in my bible study and for Joyce Meyer. Only God knew that I would need a study called Never Give Up. Only God knew that I would need her message of hope last night - that week's video was for me! Only God knew that the scripture on the wall during the Dwell prayer service would need to be Phillipians 4:6-7 (my mantra scripture).
How does Friday Night Lights fit into this you ask? Well let me tell you. We live in a small town here in Oklahoma. When you are driving the roads around Piedmont there are two things you can usually see from a distance - one is the Baptist church's tower and the other is the stadiums lights. Think about every movie or every little town you've driven through (especially if you've been in the mid-west states or Texas). Friday night you'll see the lights of the football field shining bright in the dark fall night. Big, bright, wonderful lights calling you to watch a battle on the gridiron. Opposing forces line up against each other heading down a path to defeat the obstacles in their way and using every ounce of energy to do so. Most people would say the quarterback is the hero of the game since he's the leader on the field but I ask you...who tells the quarterback what plays to call? The coach, of course.
The Cardwell family is being given a rare opportunity to be Friday Night Lights to all those around us. The boys and I are putting on our pads and helmets, learning the plays and ready to charge onto the battlefield led by our quarterback, my wonderful husband. We are blessed to have close friends acting as cheerleaders and fans in our seats watching as we line up to defeat the enemy and reign victorious over this crisis in our lives. God is our coach and boy, we couldn't ask for a better one! He has the best defensive line ever when the enemy decides to try to go on the offensive and attack us. He has the best offensive plays - The Word - to gain yards as we move toward the goal to score a new job for Ron and ultimately to win the battle and victory when we head through the pearly gates to our permanent home in Heaven.
Thank you dear friends for suiting up with us, for cheering us on and Thank You Lord for leading the charge!!!
1 comment:
Most definitely cheering you on from here!
Our prayers are with you, Jacci. ♥
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