Thank goodness it's Sunday night. This may still be my favorite time of the week. At least it's a good time to catch my breath after a long day. For some reason my Labor Day weekend usually ends up full of labor. We held an early deacon meeting today along with the rest of the activity. Fortunately there was still time to get three miles closer to my goal of 150 miles. With any luck, we can finish that tomorrow. There was even time to finish up a novel that was purchased yesterday. Soon it will be time to begin the next week of busyness but for now it is quiet.

This was also the first weekend of college football. Again, it may surprise you that my time is not devoted to sitting before the television to watch. Don't think that I didn't keep up but usually its while doing other things around the house. It is the time of the year when sports magazines begin making prediction on who will do what to who during the season. That leads right into another odd habit of mine. When the magazines come in with their predictions they go into a drawer for later review. It always amazes me just how wrong the so called experts can be. So I keep the ones that predict baseball, college football and the NFL. At the end of each season those magazines are reviewed to see just how right or wrong the experts were. For example, this past spring more than one expert declared how the Chicago Cubs would go to the World Series in baseball. As of today, they will not even make the playoffs. Of course, its been over 100 years since they won the Series so this is not terribly surprising.

I decided to do a short and less than expert bit of prognostication myself. Then we will attempt to make at least a small spiritual application. In college football my picks for the top two teams are Florida and Texas. The fact that Oklahoma lost their star quarterback to injury really helped clear that choice. Don't discount USC or Alabama but it appears Florida would need a major meltdown not to repeat as the champions this year. As for the NFL, the decisions are not quite so easy. Most of those experts are choosing New England to win the Super Bowl. But that is a safe choice for most years. Almost none of the magazines are picking our local team in Dallas to make the playoffs. That may be a sign of their impending success. But my four teams at the top are New England, Pittsburgh, New York and Minnesota. It would not surprise me to see a rematch between New England and New York in the Super Bowl. Barring injuries, my choice would be those New York Giants winning again. That's my story to stick with...unless my mind changes at a later date.

Making predictions is really not all that difficult. Just take some basic information with some wild guessing and hope for the best. Do you realize the amount of money that will be wagered or spent on the basis of some expert's prediction? Sometimes we hear stories of the people that win but seldom do we hear the sad tale of those who don't. We should learn to just enjoy the games as they are without all the suspense on every action by our team. The journey can be just as much fun as the destination. It's a lot like life. God does offer glimpses into the future but we still live daily in the present. We take the guidance that He offers to make decisions along the way. Sometimes there may be bumps along the road. On some occasions life can be smooth sailing. We can remember that our God has a destination for us that is bigger than the moment. It's a promise that truth will make the road enjoyable while we move on it. My hope is that you can cheer along the way as God leads you to His best.

Bro. Trey