Slip on your jersey, you're on God's team!

We live in a society that is often dominated by the sports industry. Am I right? We spend so much consuming ourselves in all levels of competition, from little league, to middle school, to high school, to college, and then professional leagues. As much as I love sports, there are a few things that bother me that people do.

Above all, I hate when people bash other teams and players just because they don't like them or because their team is playing that specific team. I constantly see arguments over who's the best in a specific sport, and since we're in the NBA finals, I am seeing people fight over who deserves to win. I don't understand; sports is something that is a leisure activity that we should all enjoy together. We shouldn't be divided over something we have no control over.

In fact, we all play for one team: God's team. We all have jerseys, and we all have our time to shine. Instead of dividing ourselves, we need to unite and play our hearts out against the only team in existence that should be hated: Satan's team. We can sometimes cheer for the other team, particularly when we sin. Just like every sports team stands for something, so does God's team as well as Satan's.

Satan's team stands for hatred, lust, envy, pride, and all things evil. He wants you to pull others in his fan base, and he will do anything and everything to get you to suit up and never come back. This happens to all of us; we are all sinners, each and every one of us. However, it's the people who are strong enough to take off that hell-condemning jersey and run back to ask God for a spot back on the bench.

We all think He won't let us come back after we quit His team, but God is a coach that always invites us back. His values of love, mercy, understanding, and worship triumphs over all other teams, and it's our job as people to help him win each and every game every day.

We need to unite together and fight against the one who doesn't want us to go to Heaven. If we can do this, Satan's team will crumble and he will no longer have a team to compete against God. Give God the W and be on His team, because he has a jersey with your name on it ready for you to step in for that game-winning touchdown, basket, or life decision. We are all teammates and God is our coach, and together we can be an unstoppable team who will triumph over all foes.

In Christ,

Cody