15 Through thick and thin, keep your hearts at attention, in adoration before Christ, your Master. Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you're living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy.
Sunday night while watching the news I heard a football player make a comment that has stuck in my head since.
Matt Bryant (left) kicked the game winning field goal for the Atlanta Falcon's against the Green Bay Packers giving the Falcon's the best record in the league. I am not a big Falcon's fan as most of you know, but I have a new found respect for their kicker following his comments.
During an interview on Fox 5 Bryant had this to say: "Pressure is what you feel when you're not prepared," Bryant said. "I've been preparing for that since I was 6 years old. Was there a little bit of pressure? Yeah. But I was prepared."
Christ followers could learn a great lesson from Bryant's comments. In life there will be pressure, troubles and trials. But when we prepare and walk with the Lord, those time will not seem so difficult or overwhelming. To many time I see "Christians" panic when trouble comes and then forget all the promises God has given them, all because they did not prepare.
While attempting to find this quote to be accurate I also learned that Matt Bryant and his wife Melissa lost a son in 2008 and his career has seen some very trying times, but he never gave up or gave in, he continued to prepare and do what he was trained to do.
Are you ready? Have you built your life on the rock of Jesus (Matt. 7:24-25) so that no matter what comes, no matter how hard the winds blow or how high the water flows, your life is built solid? Let's learn from Bryant, that preparing is the most important thing we can do!
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