Walk by Faith Through the Minefield

   A while back I was a coach for a soccer team. It was the beginning of the season and many of the girls hadn't played together. The team needed to work on working together. I decided to do a team bonding day.
   I set up a grid and put cones in the middle. The girls got a partner and a ball. They had to start on one side of the grid and dribble through a gate on the other side of the field. The catch was they had a blindfold on. Their partner had to guide the girl with the ball through the grid without touching a cone, which was a mine.
   Many of the girls did well at following directions from their partner. No one touched any of the mines; but, some of the pairs took longer than others. For certain girls it was difficult to give directions or to listen to directions.
   This activity teaches good communication. I have told my girls that talking and communication are different. At one point in the season we were in a huddle and everyone was talking at the same time but no one was listening. Communication involves talking and listening.
   In our lives, we also feel like we are walking through a minefield at times. We have so many problems and stress and we don't know how to get past them. That's when we need to stop and communicate with God. That means we talk to God and then listen to what he is calling us to do. We may not actually hear him talk but we know he works through coincidences. If we listen God tells us which way we need to go to get around our problems (mines). We just need to walk by faith instead of by sight.
   So, do you feel like you are in a minefield of problems? Have you tried communicating with God to ask him for help? Are you walking by faith?

   2 Corinthians 5:7, Psalm 119:115, Proverbs 3:5-6

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