I’m All About Competitions

Ephesians 2:5

…it is by grace you have been saved.

I love it when I win something. I’m all about competitions. For instance – I enjoy hearing someone say – cover Ray – when I used to play basketball and lining up for a three-point shot. Or – don’t leave Ray uncovered – as the person on me leaves to help double team someone else. It means someone respects my ability (as meager as it may be). I wish I could still play some ball – but my knees bark too loudly!

I love it when I win something. I’m all about competitions. For instance – I love the challenges on my iPhone – both the personal challenges and the group challenges – on some of my apps. I love it when this old pastor can at times keep up with the younger pastors in a step challenge.

I love it when I win something. I’m all about competitions. For instance – I love playing golf with a friend of mine – we are fairly equal in our abilities (we can both play a round in the 70’s or as high as the low 90’s from time to time). When I come out on top – it feels good – I know I have beaten a decent golfer. (I sure hope my knees don’t keep me from playing golf). I like it when my knees allow me to walk 18 holes.

Reset the Heart

Ezekiel 18:31

Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit.

I remember playing arcade games in a real arcade. There was an arcade game room across from the old Sears Store in the old Parole Shopping Center in Annapolis MD. I went there from time to time and had the Pac Man pattern memorized. I could play for a long time on one quarter – all afternoon on a dollar. I could rack up the Cherries – Strawberries – Oranges – Apples – and Melons with ease. It got a little harder when I moved to the Galaxian Bosses – Bells and Keys – but I would keep going – screen after screen. Crowds would gather around to watch as I gobbled Pac dots and power dots. I routinely would capture all for ghosts after hitting a power dot. Ever remember playing arcade games or computer games? I had one of the original Atari sets and played some of the most basic games.

One thing we might all have wished for – from time to time – was a reset button. Being able to reset a game from the start or from just before we saw Game Over – would have been great. Occasionally I play some games that came with my iPad and the great thing about them is you can reset them and start all over with new statistics and a new game.