The Receiver’s Mentality

Have you ever noticed how many receivers always want the ball? Have you noticed how some receivers will pout, get angry, and even quit playing as hard because they are not getting the ball as much as they want?

These receivers sometimes say “I want the ball because I give my team the best chance to win.” How arrogant is this? Do these receivers honestly think that their coaches and quarterbacks are trying to sabotage their chance of winning? How poorly must they think of the other receivers and running backs on their team in order to say this?

Now turn the switch…how often do we act like one of these receivers with God? How often do we say that I want what I want, when I want it and not a moment later? How often do we pout, get angry with God, or excuse ourselves for disobeying Him because we feel that He “didn’t answer our prayers”? Did we ever consider that God has other options available that we might not have considered? Did we ever consider that maybe we aren’t ready for the option we want so badly and need more training? Is the route we want to run an option that pleases God? Are we loafing because the ball wasn’t thrown our way recently?

God is the greatest quarterback and wants to use all Christians that make themselves available for His use. However, he won’t use us when we aren’t willing to following His play calls or take plays off when we don’t feel like we are being used properly. It’s a beautiful sight to see a quarterback pick apart a defense. God is able to plow through the defense on His own, but He wants to use us as part of His game plan. So, let’s accept God’s gracious offer to use us as tools to accomplish His great work.