Have you ever played Fantasy Football? You know the thing… where you draft players from the NFL for positions on your fantasy team. You can pick the quarterback from Denver, the running back from Miami, the tight end from Arizona, defensive line from LA. You get to pick what you consider to be the best fit for your personal fantasy football team. Then there’s this weird method of scoring, and I have no idea how to do that, but that’s not the point.
Anyway… What if you could have a Fantasy Draft in various areas of your life? What if you could pick whatever person in the world you wanted as a boss? As a neighbor? Last night I got to thinking about church. We need someone over our Connect Kids. We need someone whose passion is in line with our vision, who loves kids and that’s just their thing.
In my very overactive imagination, I started imagining what it would be like to have a fantasy draft for church leadership. Heh. What if we could play God with it? What if we could “call” people into leadership in various positions? Not only that but also spiritually and mentally prepare them for it. Would that not be cool? I had all kinds of people picked out for various roles in Connect Rome. I was stoked.
And then this morning as I was walking Maddie, I was thinking. It was way way cold. The stars were partially hidden, and it was still quite dark. There were about 2 stars that I could see clearly. I was thinking about the others and where they were, how bright those two that I could see were. I thought of how I always look for those two particular stars. I know where they are at that precise time, and I spot them. Sure enough, they are there. But where are the rest?
So here’s the thing. I can focus on something, but there is no way I can dream up the whole picture like God can. I might be able to visualize one awesome star, maybe two. But I am not God. I cannot fill the entire sky with stars. I can’t even see them. I can’t see the big picture like He can. I had to laugh to myself, which of course startled Maddie. No matter how awesome I think my fantasy draft of church leaders is, it’s no where near as cool as what God has planned.
It’s pretty comforting to know that the God of the universe is putting together my team.
24 Feb
