Positioning

Seattle lost to St. Louis today in the playoffs. I don't know that Seattle would have gone on to win if their last touchdown attempt had not gone awry, but they would have had a chance to go on to win in overtime. The loss doesn't bother me because I rooted for St. Louis. But, the wide receiver who dropped the ball does bother me. Millions of dollars go to him to practice everyday for just the moment he found himself in—for just such a moment. How many repetitions had he gone through where he made the catch? Millions of dollars for those repetitions. Still he dropped the ball. I think of the story of Esther—a story all about positioning. I can't even imagine Esther saying that she knew the Maker of all had positioned her for just such a moment, but she was too frightened. She might lose her life after all. No, the story has a very different ending. A woman whom the Maker had taken the time to position for just the right time did not fail him. I don't know if I have ever been positioned and failed or not. If not, I think my faith is finally strong enough now for the Maker to have me in place for something or someone. If it was before now, I don't know if I dropped the pass or not. If it is now, throw me the ball, I'll catch it.