March Madness

Oh March Madness...the time of the year that everyone gets super into random college basketball teams to create brackets with the hope of winning the recognition, prize, or money for the most accurate bracket. I have friends who study the teams and do all sorts of statistics and calculations on who should win every game. But, once the games go into play, it seems that everyone's bracket gets broken and the teams who should not have won did. There is whirlwind of heartache and joys all at the same time. By the time a few weeks roll by, it is all old news. We have moved on to the next thing presenting itself.

With God, we can all too often present our "perfect" bracket of how things are going to go or our plan of events. But, as He is God and we are not, more often the insignificant game in our eyes becomes the most moving moment of our life. And sometimes, our greatest hopes may fall short and not pan out. As disappointing and sometimes painful it can be, this is only a season. Perhaps in a few months looking back it will not seem important or will not feel as big of a deal. Our time here on earth is just a small snippet as compared to our hopeful eternity in heaven with our Lord. Thank God for that!

So, whether your bracket of life feels absolutely busted or maybe things are shaping up well, just remember our God has a much bigger picture in store for us beyond this season. Let us enjoy each game as it comes and stay in the present moment to watch it unfold.

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Father,

I know I can map out my plans and become disheartened if things do not work out how I hoped. In this season before me, help me to see your hand in all moments and things of my life. 

Amen.

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Simply a little pencil in God's hand,

Elizabeth