Wrestling...

January 26th, 2024

This past week, Isaiah entered his first wrestling tournament. This is a pretty big deal in our household. I started wrestling about the same time I learned how to crawl and went through college…also… eight (out of eight boys) of his cousins wrestle.

So to say wrestling is a part of our family is a bit of an understatement….however, I have been slow to encourage the boys to wrestle…maybe because I remember what it’s like to spend an entire Saturday in a very loud gym, packed with people, waiting for hours for a match that may only last a few minutes.

Despite all my reasons…we jumped into the black hole of wrestling, and it turned out pretty well. Isaiah ended the day with two wins (by pin) and one loss which was enough for a Bronze Medal.

Let’s Gooooooo!

One thing I love about wrestling is that it’s very objective…you control your destiny. You can’t blame a teammate or depend on a teammate for the outcome (of course you can still blame the ref 😊)…It’s just one wrestler against another wrestler on the mat.

No matter how good you are as a wrestler however, there is still someone who either has defeated you or will defeat you…even the greatest wrestlers of all time have experienced the pain of defeat.

This is humbling….and necessary…

Another part of wrestling that I love is when you are out there, you have family, friends, and teammates, cheering you on. This past Saturday, Isaiah had a pretty good cheering section including mom, dad, brothers, uncle, friends, and coaches.

Wrestling teaches plenty of life lessons including discipline, humility, and of course unity.

Much of wrestling translates to our spiritual journey. This Sunday, Will Boroughs will continue our sermon series through Philippians by focusing on Philippians 2:1-11. Together, we will discover that Jesus has done the heavy lifting for us and as God of the universe humbled Himself…veiled His glory, so that He could live among us and die for us.

Knowing that we absolutely need Jesus is humbling and unifying and offers us hope for this life and eternity. And I’m very grateful that when it comes to our spiritual warfare, Jesus has already stepped in for us…

I look forward to seeing you at 8:00, 9:15 (Full KidCity available), or 10:45 am (Full KidCity available), or you can watch the Livestream on YouTube (Like and Subscribe) or Facebook at 9:15 am. Additionally, we are also publishing our sermons on Spotify.

Have a great weekend,

Troy