Good morning! It is that time of year again where we begin our family fantasy football league. A couple years ago my nephew asked if anyone in the family was interested because he wanted to try to do it with everyone. Josh and I were in and we got a few others to join.
We did our draft on Sunday night where we would all choose the players we wanted out of whoever was available at the time of our pick. It never works out to where you get exactly who you want, but you do the best you can.
Some people are very strategic in the players they choose: some pick by position, some pick by their actual favorite players, some pick players that would normally go in a later round to make sure they get them.
Josh makes me laugh so much – he never seems to get the players that he wants. As soon as the draft was over, he was already starting to propose trades to other people. Just to give you an idea of how crazy he actually is, he tried to trade his whole team for my whole team?!
I was like, “Josh, seriously? Just relax and see how your team does. If you need to make trades, try to make smart trades for the positional players you need.”
The very next day, I was at work and I get a FaceTime from Josh. He is saying ‘hi’ but during our conversation he asked me to put a time limit on the Fantasy App that we use because he can’t stop going on there to look at his team and propose trades.
I ended up doing this for him, but I told him that he could choose to put his phone down, have self-control, and spend time thinking about and doing things that are actually beneficial to his growth spiritually, physically, intellectually, relationally, and emotionally.
What a life lesson this is for all of us. I think it is fantastic that he is asking for help to stop wasting time on something that is not really important. What happens to us when we get older that we find it difficult to ask for help?!
We should develop real relationships with people who are closest to us that we can be honest about the areas of our lives where we are struggling and be kept accountable. I love that I get to be Josh’s accountability partner in this situation and many others!
I don’t ever look down on him because of the struggle, I always look to lift him up to overcome the difficulty. This is exactly what God does for us as well! He accepts us the way we are, does not look at us with condemnation, but constantly draws us to be more like Him!
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”
Romans 8:1-2
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of the relationships that we have with one another. Thank You for how You accept us in our brokenness and desire to make us whole! Help us to develop relationships with others that will do the same and keep us accountable. In Jesus Name – AMEN!
Be Transformed 