The Lord blessed the latter part
of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six
thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys
And he also had seven sons and
three daughters.
Nowhere in the land were there found
women as beautiful as Job’s daughter.
Job
41:12, 15a
The other night I was watching the
New York Jets play the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football and The New York
Yankees play game #2 of the Divisional Round in the playoffs. Yes, I was
watching both at the same time and yes I was “DVRing “ both games. Then
during the seventh inning of the New York Yankee game, they had just scored one
run and were threatening to score another to tie the game. At the same time,
The New York Jets were about to enter the fourth quarter and it appeared they
had a chance to take the lead. At this point of tension, I heard a familiar
sound. My youngest daughter was
crying at the top of the stairs. This happens every night. She leaves her bed
and comes to the top of the stairs and calls for her mother. I was fully
expecting my wife (who was well aware of what I was watching) to go and rescue
my very cute 2-year-old daughter. But the crying continued. Where was my wife?
In a moment I realized why she had not saved my daughter. My daughter wanted
me. She said repeatedly “I want my daddy.” This is the girl who would scream
“No Daddy!” if I dared give my wife a break during this nighttime ritual. I immediately rushed upstairs and
picked up my crying daughter. She stopped crying and I stayed with her for
about 20 minutes until my wife arrived. It felt great! (Although I was dying to
know what my teams were doing).
I returned back downstairs and finished watching both of my
teams lose; heartbreaking tough loses.
I felt terrible and then I remembered my cute little two-year-old
daughter. I remembered that she called for me- her daddy, for the first time in
the middle of the night.
The Devil received permission from God to test Job, because
Job was a good man who loved the Lord.
The Devil believed that if he took away Job’s riches and had him endure
tragic events Job would reject God and curse him. Well, Job remained faithful to God and continued to trust
Him. As a result, one of the ways God blessed Job was with children. They are a
blessing from God. I am blessed to not have had to suffer the tragedies of Job
and my sports’ team losing cannot be considered tragic (even if I have acted
like it). But this does serve as a
good reminder to remember to trust in the Lord in all things, whether tragic or
simply unpleasant, and to appreciate the blessings he has given you. Both of my beautiful daughters are
blessings to me. So whether the
Lord has blessed you with children of your own or placed you in a position to
positively impact the lives of children, enjoy them and remember to thank Him.
Monday was rough because both the New York Yankees and New York Jets lost. However, there were a lot of positives in both games. First the New York Jets were extremely competitive in a game against the Houston Texans in which they were supposed to be blown out. Mark Sanchez as usual looked good when he had time to throw the football. His 2 interceptions were the result of deflected or tips passes. He even threw a touchdown pass. Actually, the New York Jets could have won this game. Sanchez missed a wide open Antonio Cromartie on a pass that probably should have been a touchdown, and one of the deflected interceptions stopped the New York Jets in the red zone and led to 3 points for the Texans.
Unfortuately, it is painfully obvious the team has no clue how to use Tim Tebow. He seems to be most effective as the punt protector converting 4th down on direct snaps. It seems that there were times when Sanchez would get hot, like on one long reception to Kerley and then Tebow is in at quarterback. Stupid. Or there was a time when Tebow had a good run and got into the red zone, he runs one more play and then here comes Sanchez. Stupid. Sanchez then throws 2 incompletions in a row and we settle for a field goal. Why take Tebow out in the first place?
A couple of other things stood out in this game. Chaz Shillens has good hands, I have seen him catch some really tough passes from Sanchez. Too bad he couldn't hold onto the ill advised on side kick. Clearly, the New York Jets can not stop the run. However, Damon Harrison might have been the most effective run stopping nose tackle they have had all year. It was clear on the few plays that he was in that the Texans O-line could not move him. The same could be said of his play in the pre-season.
It is a very strong possibility that if Santonio Holmes, Dustin Keller, Stephan Hill and Jeremy Kerley all played in this game the New York Jets would have won. The strength of the offense would also be it's passing game (which ironically, it probably still is because the run game is awful).
As excited as I was after C. C's dominant Game 1 victory, I was equally as dissappointed in the game 2 loss. Andy Pettitte pitched a really good game. Unfortuartuately, with this teams inability to EVER get a big hit, they often require great pitching to win a game. Therefore, I am hoping for a great performance tonight from Kirouda. If we don't get one, this team will be in trouble.
As far as Alex Rodriguez goes, he will forever get a pass in my book after the New York Yankees won the World Series in 2009- they don't win or even get in without him. As for where he bats in the order, if there was another Yankee other than Derek Jeter even hitting I would be all for letting them hit 3rd. But there is nobody who is going to be much of an improvement. Swisher? Teixeria? Granderson? I think not. A more logical solution would be to platoon him with Eric Chavez, but that will not happen.
My wife has to work tonight, I am alone with my children. I thank God for that, and I can DVR the game.
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