Dealing with Reality

You all are aware by now that the biggest, and certainly most important, game of the the past week did not turn out like it should, even though we all knew going in who we thought was going to (and should) win.  No one could have foreseen that one team was gong to get so seriously outplayed that it could be a source of major embarrassment for all involved.

But, that's what happens when Tim Tebow and the Broncos hit on all cylinders and my beloved Steelers take one on the chin.

I'd love to say to you that it was because of this or that injury, or this or that coaching call, or the unfairness of a team with a better record having to go on the road to face a team that back-doored themselves into a playoff game.

But to do any of this would be to diminish the Denver Broncos.

I was reminded of this Monday night when I saw the absolute worst of people in destroying Les Miles and Jordan Jefferson on Facebook.  Extremely rare was the comment about, "Hey, look, Alabama just came in here and took us to the woodshed.  Kudos to Saban and the boys for doing a great job."

What is so hard about admitting reality?  What is so hard about a Steeler fan or a Tiger fan saying, "You know what? We can come up with all the excuses we want but we just got beat."

The same problem afflicts us when we deal with God.  Far too often, we like to make excuses about why we do what we do instead of just owning up to the fact that we had a bad day.

During our Wednesday Night study this week, we will be discussing the deadly sin of pride.  I am reminded once again through this study that pride is a bad thing when we allow it to corrupt our understanding of reality.

Let's ask ourselves what we are missing because we fail to face the reality, and be honest enough to say, "We got beat. Period."  The only reason we wouldn't do this is because of a false sense of pride.

See you Soon!

Lamar