Daily Devotion - Thursday, February 12

Postlude to the Super Bowl

Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints! This week's devotions (not including this one) were written prior to the Super Bowl. Today I want to reflect on what I observed during the game and try to add a personal insight.

I observed a good, a very good football game. The way the game played out appeared that the Colts decision making was focused on doing the safe thing Or, to put it another way, the Saints decision making was focused on doing the risky thing. I think there is a very good life story taught by the teams in this year's Super Bowl.

● We can be cautious, protecting and insulating ourselves, making certain that in the end we have enough to win.
● We can venture outside the box, risking and baring ourselves, confident that in the end we will have done our best to win.

Rather than thinking about the prize, why not do everything it takes to be the prize. Seems the Saints wanted to be the prize. Seems the Colts wanted the trophy. Both wanted to win and both did what they felt was appropriate to achieve. Achievement happens when we are willing to risk and not rest!

--Ben Keckler
02.11.10