Play Offense

Everyone who knows me knows I am a die-hard Florida Gators football fan. While the Gators are now one of the elite teams in college football; amazingly they didn't even win a conference title until their 85th season. A Florida alumnus and former Heisman Trophy winner named Steve Spurrier was hired in 1990 and changed the way the Gators played the game. His philosophy was simple---Play offense. Keep scoring until the final whistle. His style of play--sometimes called running up the score-- enabled Florida to win five conference titles and a national championship in his first seven years as head coach. His style often infuriated opponents, but as Spurrier used to say, "They may call us a lot of things, but they don't call us losers anymore."

As God's men, we need to play offense as well. We can do this by seeking His will through reading the Word, spending time in prayer and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead, guide and direct us. Then, we must be obedient to God's will and seek to glorify Him in all that we do. Our enemy loves to keep us playing defense--reminding us of our past failures, accusing us of wrongdoing, keeping us fearful of stepping out in faith, throwing distractions and diversions our way and making us question God's goodness.

Claiming the promise of Romans 8:28---And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose---we can boldly go out and play offense with complete confidence that if God is for us, who can be against us (v.31)?