So I was thinking about running backs while watching MU whip up on KU. I kept thinking how amazing it was that little Tony Temple was able to twist and turn through so many huge guys. It looked like he was covered in butter or something. But then they showed the replay with the SkyCam and come to find out, Temple could have walked through the holes. It looked like what the play must have looked like on the whiteboard--block here, block there, bingo. A friend commented that it takes a lot of patience to be a good running back...and that's when it hit me that running backs demonstrate what walking with God looks like.

You know what I mean, right? You've got the goal in sight, but you know you should be wise and go for the next thing in line--the first down per se--so you start running and SLAM! you're on the ground.

"Err, what just happened?"

Let's review: I'm headed towards X. To get there I have to do Z. So why did I just get laid out?

It's that lesson on God's best and God's best timing. He may have shown you where you're headed, but getting there requires waiting on the holes to open up. Once they do, you can walk right through. Get in a hurry and you'll probably fall on your face.

On the flip side, running backs are typically quick. They wait and wait for the opening to come, but they're looking for it and the second it comes, they go. The good ones don't hesitate.

While some (like me) are impatient for God's play to develop, others either aren't looking or hesitate too long and miss the opening. Both result in missed opportunities for God's best.

How's your running game?

Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.
Psalm 27:14

We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 33:20