Games

An esteemed professor of mine gave a sermon on Monday that made me think. His assertion was God plays games with us, not mean games like a bully would play but games that have no real meaning, it is just for the pure enjoyment of life. His example was a game he called Pennies, a game where when he would go jogging he would normally find pennies on the ground, not all the time but most of the time and pick them up. There is no real purpose of this game but still God plays it with him. He is neither better nor worse for this game but it is fun.

So my question has been: what game does God play with me? Well I figured it out today, God and I play Red Light Green Light. This little revelation made me smile. There are days where I will hit every stoplight green, and days I'll hit every stoplight red (normally when I think I need to get somewhere in a hurry). There is not real point to this game, in the long run I wont be any more ahead of the rest of the world because I hit lights green, or behind because the traffic light was red.

It is nice to know that I have a God that likes playing games. It is comforting in a sense because when God plays Red Light Green Light with me it shows me that God genuinely enjoys spending time with me. Wow, that is a lighter side to God than I have ever though about. God isn't always serious, I mean look around yourself, God has a sense of humor. No doubt.

So the question I am forwarding to you is what game(s) does go play with you? You may be like me and it may not come to mind right away but think about it. God genuinely enjoys the time he spends with you, so enjoy your playful God back.