We Win!

I had the opportunity tonight to see one of the best high school football games that I have seen in a long time. The Oologah Mustangs were playing the Catoosa Indians. The game was back and forth from beginning to end. The game literally came down to the last few seconds. As I was trying to explain the interesting turns of the game to my bride it hit me.....the people were going nuts. It was up for grabs to the one who wanted it the most. Have you ever been in a big battle in life? You are just about to win BUT discouragement tries to stop you. You think you are going to win, then the enemy hits you with a blow and sets you back again. BUT if you get back up and PRESS IN you score. I watched as the CRAZY band crew was jamming with all their heart, the crowd was screaming and one gentlemen had a blow horn off of an 18 wheeler. (Made my cow bell look like a wuss mama) Minutes remained in the game. They could have set down and quit...this is where you see what is deep in the heart. BUT NO they jumped up and gave it all they had. There may be minutes left in your battle, you could get down in the "mullygrubs" or you can get the eye of the tiger.....depending on if you are armed with the power you need (God's Word). The bible says praise stills the enemy! Paul and Silas were in the deepest darkest dungeon in the midnight hour (seconds left in the game) What did they do???? You got it.... they praised God with all they had! They didn't quit and they won! Guess what.... WE WIN! So many people QUIT in the middle of the storm. Did you know in the bible....every storm that was in the bible had a miracle on the other side. It looks like it's the year of the "Stang" they won 35 to 34. They did not quit and they won! So I ask you are you a winner?! I choose to be! I'll end it with this....My Bride bless her Big as Texas heart... she was cleaning out a car we had just got for our daughter and was in a hurry. In the process she did not want to get her rings dirty so she took them off, well as she took them off she began to pick up small pieces of trash and throw it into an old cooler in the trunk. Well she threw the cooler away and of all weeks for me to put the trash out on time it was this week. She realized what had happened and I was on the phone begging the city to let me go to the dump and search! They laughed and said no way you will find them. I had a good friend come over and dismantle my washing machine and dryer. They were not there. He said the Holy Spirit kept saying check the pants. So we checked all of her pants. She was devastated. One was her 25th anniversary ring and one was a one of a kind wedding ring that included and large diamond from my Mom's wedding ring. I was it fix it mode for the last several weeks. You know us guys, we think we gotta fix it, I even bought here two QZ rings that could get her by until I could afford the real McCoy. BUT my Bride would not quit .... she kept standing on the word in Hebrews 1:14. She came out of her grief and being knocked down and began thanking and praising and asking the angels to bring back her rings. Now think what you want...BUT I know the pants were checked personally multiple times! I'm sitting in my office and I her the loudest scream I have heard out of my little bride ever! She made the football crowd look like pansies! "My Rings thank you Jesus thank you angels" in fact I said are you sure.... They were in here pants! She didn't quit, and VICTORY was hers. She's a winner! What's this have to do with my battle, well I got knocked down BUT I am back up again!