Last week, on the fourth of July, we had family visiting and decided to go to the Wyoming Cavalry game and then watch the fireworks. We found our seats, once the lights had come back on from the pregame introductions. It was a great game if you were a Wyoming fan, which we all were. However, the Utah team had a dismal night. To say the Cavalry won is an understatement. The game was one sided from the opening kickoff to the final buzzer. The announcer said that anyone wanting autographs could make their way down to the field, so Joel took the kids and they got their new Cavalry tee-shirts that their Grandma Dorothy had purchased signed by one of the standout players for Wyoming. However, the signing was delayed for several minutes. Players and staff from both teams gather in a circle at mid field, knelt down, held hands, and prayed for the game they had just completed. It caused me to pause to see twenty or so young men praying and giving God the glory for the win as well as the loss. It was the most moving sight of the night – including the bursts of fireworks in the night sky.

Today’s sermon text comes from Proverbs 3:5 and 6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make you paths straight.” Football players on their knees acknowledging God for His greatness was a great reminder for this preacher to do the same with every step in life. Weather I win or lose from day to day; God is making my path straight; clearing the obstacles and helping me move forward. No matter what I do, or where I go; I will acknowledge that God is my all in all.