NEWSFLASH - Tiger is human. What a shock, huh? Tiger is a great golfer and his competition finds him hard to defeat but there is a bigger competition Tiger is participating in and he has gotten knocked down a few times in that one. So how do we respond? Run out to buy the latest issue of US or National Enquirer or share photoshopped pictures and email jokes about the man? Enjoy the fact that the big and rich and famous can fall so publicly?
Tiger is no different than me...or you. He is a human being created in the image of God but fighting a spiritual battle for his soul. I can't speak to Tiger's relationship with God but his battle is just like my battle and your battle whether we recognize it or not. People fail. Tiger failed. I have failed too but God continues to love us so why would we want to spread gossip and be entertained by the pain of someone else? Whether it is arrogance or denial, none of us should be happy or concerned with Tiger's sins but instead offering a prayer that we all win the battle against satan, that we all represent kingdom living, that we all spend our time lifting each other up.
May God give me the strength to always remember we are all his children, that we are all made in his image, that we are all engaged in a battle against evil forces that want to rip us away from God and destroy us - whether that person is someone I don't know or someone I know well, whether I am not involved in the situation or if the situation affects me directly.
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. - Ephesians 6:10-13
Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Grace and peace to you.
1 comment:
Well said, Jeff.
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