Many of you know that I have had a lifelong love for the Red Sox. It started with my Dad, and it was passed down to me. We were long suffering fans of a team that seemed to be cursed. Sadly, we were both so superstitious the year they won the World Series, that we did not get together to watch the games. We just could not believe that it was actually happening! We would always call each other after the game and talk about all of the great moments.
With baseball season upon us, I thought I'd post this wonderful article from The Daily Bread by Anne Cetas to all of the guys out there reading the Blog:
"In the movie Fever Pitch, Ben Wrightman is crazy about the Boston Red Sox baseball team. (Sound familiar?) He rarely misses a game during the spring and summer months.
One winter, Ben falls in love with a young woman named Lindsey and wins her heart. Then spring rolls around, and she finds out that he's a different person during baseball season. He has no time for her unless she goes to games with him.
When Lindsey ends her relationship with Ben because of his fanaticism, he talks with a young friend who says, "You love the Sox. But tell me, have they ever loved you back?" Those words cause Ben to analyze his priorities and to give more time to the woman he loves, who loves him back.
We pour our lives into hobbies, pleasures, activities, work (Actually work is a bigger problem for me than the Red Sox!) - many good things. But two things should always be thought about when making our choices. Jesus said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart.....You shall love your neighbor as yourself." (Matt. 22:37,39)
When it seems our life is getting out of balance, the question, "Has that hobby or activity or thing ever loved me back?" may help to keep us in check. Loving God and loving people are what really count."
Think about what loves you back and give it the right priority!
Jon
