OSU Football & The Purpose Driven Life

FOOTBALL SEASON IS FINALLY HERE. After months of watching meaningless baseball, Nascar, and the Lebron James mockery it is finally time for the third most exciting time of the year (1. March Madness, 2. Bowl season where football and basketball over lap for nearly a month). Anyway, this one is different because America has been in a sporting drought for months. Last night I had a great draft last night for the fantasy football league that some close high school friends and I are involved in every year. Before that I have a four hour drive back from Stillwater with a fellow OSU Alumni, and good friend, where all we did was discuss football.

(If you read the title and are disappointed as to where this is headed please hang on, I am about to get to the point.)

All of this to say I was slapped in the face today about the order of my priorities. Lauren and I started going through The Purpose Driven Life today. The 40 day journey (which I am sure will turn into something like 45 or due to Lauren's 14 hour game days) is going to be a great realization of my place in this world. The first day started off by stating that this world isn't about me, it isn't about Lauren, it isn't about family, friends or even OSU football (Still trying to grasp the last one). Not that there is anything with OSU football, but it isn't what we are here for.

As I think more about it I am interested and grateful in how I got to the place where I am. It is difficult to say that I didn't decide to go to OSU, God placed me there. I didn't earn a job in Dallas, God gave me one. I think about all of the different situations and each decesion I (God)  chose made put me in a place for some sort of purpose. I don't even hardly know what to do with this, but it is exciting to think about.......that I have a purpose.

So, as I have a great time thinking and talking about OSU football I challenge myself to keep my priories in line. As I pointed out in my earlier post, one of the main objectives in Lauren and my relationship is to keep God at the center of it. Now I am trying to figure out how to keep God at the center of my relationship with OSU football. As previously stated, OSU football isn't a bad thing......until it takes over your life, consumes your thoughts, actions, and words.

So that is my challenge this season, to keep God at the center of all of my relationships......and BEAT OU!