Sunday, September 14, 2014

Guilty as Charged

I have watched the St.Clair Saints football team play at home for years. I love going and hearing the sound of the band playing, the cheerleaders cheering on their team and watching the enthusiasm spread as the team bursts through the signs the Cheerleaders have painted.  I love the high fives, the "good game pats" and the chest bumps given from player to player. There is just something about those Friday nights! 

So here's the part that I haven't liked since I have been a Saint's fan. I have sat on the home side with my hand over my eyes complaining year after year about the sun blaring in my eyes. I mean after all...isn't the stadium supposed to be set up where it blares in the opposing fan's eyes? (No offense to our opposing fans.) 

This Friday night I saw something more beautiful than I've almost ever seen. (Don't get out much.)  It had been raining most of the afternoon and somehow the weird weather had made the most beautiful sunset. (Y'all know I'm a sucker for a sunset.). My eyes were fixed upon the glorious sight and I had no idea what was going on in the game. As I later looked at the picture I snapped, I thought how many times have I missed this sight because I was too busy complaining about the sun being in my eyes? Had our stadium been built the way I think it should have been...I would have missed this moment. 

Life is so similar isn't it? We think things should be this way or that way. We are too busy complaining about small stuff that we miss the big things. How many blessings has God laid before us and we haven't even noticed because we are so wrapped up in the way we think things should be? Too busy complaining about trivial things to even notice the Big picture?  I titled this "Guilty as Charged" because I am that person. How much have I missed because of my grumbling? 

I don't ever want to miss anything this beautiful again....