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“Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with…” Colossians 3:12a
What are you wearing today?

I usually don’t watch much of the Super Bowl post game show, but last night, I was curious as to what Peyton might say, so I stuck around and watch for a while. When Cam Newton took to the podium, my interest was peaked.  I admit, I struggle with Cam.  He’s an incredible football player, but there has something about his demeanor that comes off as incredulous and super arrogant.  He’s good, not doubt about it, but I as a student of leadership it seems something was missing.  I saw Cam melt away last night as the game slipped through his fingers and I told my youngest to notice how Cam gets too high when things are good and it getting too low and frustrated when it’s bad.

And that’s what happened last night.  It’s a pretty good case study in immaturity as a leader and is well documented in the transcript here and in this well written New York Times piece.

It made me sad to watch and has really stayed with me all night.  It’s not an ability thing and it’s certainly not a race thing.  It’s an issue of maturity. And one I thought was really emphasized by this two tweets ironically posted to my timeline last night just seconds apart.

Cam Newton did not stick around the podium for long after suffering his 1st Super Bowl loss. https://t.co/uP2WvvdZob

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 8, 2016

The more self control u have, the more people trust u.

— Dr. Henry Cloud (@DrHenryCloud) February 8, 2016

One shows the visibly upset Cam, the other says ‘the more self-control you the more people trust you’.

This is why I believe, we like our leaders to be stable in the good times and the bad times.  That doesn’t mean they don’t show emotion.  It doesn’t mean they don’t get excited, or get hurt.  But they control it and they manage it.

I would love to be a Cam fan.  I hope one day if Cam is in this position again there’s a different outcome.  I would love to see.

In the meantime, as we leave the football field and head to our jobs and the rest of our lives, lets us be reminded of these teachings and learn and work towards this.  And let’s show grace when we fall short.

Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. ..6Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, 8and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.  Titus 2:2, 6-8

Yesterday, I mentioned I would expand on the thought today.  However, I am a victim of a busy mind and too few circles of the clock before I must get to my paying job to do it justice.  That’s going to have to move off to Monday, but here’s a little glimpse a the thought, which really seems to be a theme for the blog so far this year.

If you really want to become a better person do something to make the make the world, or someone’s world a better place.

 

Until Monday, have a great weekend!

8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,[a] cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. Matthew 10:8 (ESV)

Keeping with the theme that has developed this week, here’s a simple question that when you unpack it has a lot of deep consequences.  It’s a question I have been thinking about as I have been thinking about what I want my 5 years older self to be.  The question is thus:

What breaks your heart?

Andy Stanley has a great 30-minute discussion about this question here, that I would recommend that you take the time to watch.  He calls it the better question and ends it with a thought I will comment on tomorrow.

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalms 51:17

Oh yeah!  it’s the day when college football fans around the country  get all excited about finding out which young kids they will be trusting their fall Saturdays with for the next 5 years.  Yes, it’s National Signing Day!

Of course, I understand you probably have offers today to sign and commit as well, but I am offering you a chance sign up and get this great bit of daily encouragement directly in your inbox.  Just click this link and subscribe to Daily Buffet.  Yep, it’s that simple and it will deliver you hope and encouragement, even when you football doesn’t deliver it!

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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.  John 1:1-4 ESV