Well I finally had a bit of a break after what was a crazy couple weeks. I guess a general recap is in order: As most of you know, I was trying out for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs (Junior A). I was a call up player for them last year and ended up playing abut a dozen games with them last year so I was pretty confident going into tryouts. What a crazy camp! When it was all said and done, I had played 8 games in 7 days, plus a practice. I had a good camp, but my final game last Sunday I was pretty much exhausted, as was everyone else. Needless to say I didn't exactly have my best game. We had exit interviews afterwards and unfortunately I got cut. Snipped. See you later. It came as a shock to me as I thought I'd make it down to at least the final cuts. So right now I'm back in Campbell River (Junior B) getting ready for the season up here. Things are still a bit up in the air though, there is a some possibility that another junior A team shows interest in me if I light it up at the start of the season and someone decides they want me on their team.
Changing topics a bit, in the summer I started a 3 year Bible reading plan, where I read 1-2 chapters a day instead of the usual one year plans which have 3-4 chapters per day. I'm almost finished Genesis right now (chapter 45 to be exact), and one thing really struck me while going through the story of Abraham and Isaac. Starting with Abraham way back in Genesis 12, God speaks to him and promises that he will be the father of a great nation. He speaks to him again in chapter 13, reminding him of the promise and saying that his descendants will inherit the land he is staying in. Fast forward to chapter 15: Abraham is losing faith, Sarah is childless and they're getting old. God promises once again that he will be the father of many and makes a wicked cool covenant basically signing his name in fire by Abraham's sacrifice, however by chapter 17 he needs reminding again. Finally Isaac is born: the promised son, but Isaac seems to have the same problem his Dad did. At the beginning of chapter 26, God promises to make his descendants "as numerous as the stars." Immediately afterwards, Isaac plots to deceive the King of the Philistines to preserve his own life instead of trusting God to look out for his safety. So by the end of the chapter God has to tell him again not to fear because he has been promised much blessing.
It really speaks to our humanity and how God constantly needs to remind us of things: His love, His grace, our humility, etc. Now to tie everything together: one thing that I have needed constant reminding of over the last few years is that God has a plan for my life and it isn't always in line with what I have planned. For example, this year I had a plan that was mainly centered around making the Bulldogs. I truly believed it was the best situation possible and that Port Alberni was where I was meant to be. I get cut, and suddenly my plan falls apart. So I am reminded that I don't get to have full control over my life, that I don't get to be the boss of things, and that things don't always work out the way I think they should. It brings about some much needed humility in my life. Of course I have a new plan based on where I'm at now, but I am okay with the fact that it might not play out the way I have it drawn up. Don't get me wrong, I believe in the value of planning ahead, that you shouldn't just go wherever the flow takes you. But don't throw in the towel just because something unexpected happens.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11
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