playing to the whistle

(don't quit, don't stop working!)

Playing to the whistle

One of the greatest compliments an athlete can receive is to be seen as a player who hustles.  The guy who runs hard to first base every time, just in case the fielder drops the ball.  The girl who dives to the floor to bump the volleyball just before it touches the ground.  The guy who chases a loose ball into the stands hoping to start a fast break.  And on the football field the one who “plays to the whistle.”  No penalties, no bounties, no cheap shots. Playing hard and fair and clean is the hallmark of these folks.

“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14

The surest proof of the Christian faith is how we live life day to day…how we bounce back from our stumbles…how doggedly we pursue the work and the blessings God has set out before us. When writing to the early church Paul knew he didn’t have it all figured out.  But he was committed to pushing ever forward.  Why not take up that same call ourselves and “play to the whistle” for the Lord? 

Let’s give it all we got!

Thanks for all you do.

Brian

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Volume 6, Number 41