Saturday, May 31, 2014
Like Mike
Proverbs 31
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,
Michael Jordan was a basketball legend. I was just a little kid when he was playing ball, but I remember that there was something amazing about how he played the game. He made me want to dunk the ball. I’d try and I’d jump and one day I finally touched the net. So I kept trying and I kept jumping and one day I finally touched the backboard. But no matter what I did, I couldn’t touch the rim, nevermind ever actually dunking the ball like Mike. I can’t be like Mike and dunk the ball.
I can’t drink, either. Well, technically I can. I’ve done it, and been pretty successful at it. Some folks can drink, scripture doesn’t expressly forbid drinking, and that’s good for them. But for me, I can’t be the dad I need to be, the husband, the godly example, the godly man I need to be and drink. It trips me up and gets my focus off God. It’s hard to explain. Something in my spirit just isn’t at peace with it, so I can’t do it. No biggie. I can’t dunk either.
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Great words of wisdom Donnie!
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