Most Important

The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love.  1 Cor. 13:13

The long awaited football season is back and in full swing.  College teams already know their preseason ranking, have played at least one game, and are busy evaluating the most important changes, improvements, or goals for the new season.  The baseball season is providing some excitement, and all in all it’s all good.

I began to think about different sport teams and the different positions that are most important on each one.  Everyone on the team plays a different place, but which one is really the most important to the team?

It all depends on the player upon whom you focus.  If you are talking football at our house, the center is the most important person to us.  Not because Randy played center, but because Coop, our grandson is playing center now.  We watch every snap he makes, every tackle he makes, and every huddle he calls.  Our focus is on him.

If you are talking basketball here, then the guard is the most important person to us.  Drew, our oldest grandson, plays this position, and we watch every shot he takes, every rebound he gets, and every time he takes the ball down the court.  We are focused on him.

If it is lacrosse, then the middie and the goalie are the most important. (He plays both). Mason is all into this sport, and we watch the energy and skill he uses as he runs up and down the field and blocks those shots.  We focus on him like a ball in a tennis match.

Now,  in soccer, the newest player is the most important person on the team. Our youngest grandson, Reese, plays this sport. He’s new to soccer and he hasn’t decided where he needs to play, but he’s serious about wherever he plays.  We all focus on wherever he is.

The interesting thing is that every other parent, grandparent, or friend in the stands is focused on their most important person.  It’s not so much about the game as it is about the person upon whom we focus.

So it is in life, families, churches, and the world.  It all depends on your values, traditions, and your focus.  In our fast paced society, it’s easy to all focus on different most important things like work, finances, errands, social gatherings, and so many more.  We tend to forget that all of us should have one main focus – the most important things as God sees them.

I think He would have us start our day with morning devotionals and prayer.  I think He would have us limit distractions which take away from life as He would have it be for us.  I think He would want us to serve others and make them the most important .

In the aftermath of Dorian where so many have lost family members, homes, and their way of life, the most important things become obvious.  The anniversary of 911 is also upon us, and it would do us all good to stop and remember the losses suffered during that time.  At that time, our country, patriotism and unity were America’s most important things.

There is no one most important person on a team.  Everyone on a team needs to have one goal and work together to achieve it. Christians are a big team, and as such, it is important not to focus on so many different most importants, but rather to listen to God’s voice and work together to make His will the most important thing.