We were there to watch Randy. Well, maybe really to get a Felix bobblehead doll. Or, perhaps it was just to celebrate significant milestones in our 3 lives (My son, my grandson-his nephew-and I all share April birthdays). Whatever, we took in a Mariners game Friday night. It was a real nail biter…if you can call a 1-1 tie in the 9th a nail biter. I just wondered if the M’s would ever unload those loaded bases some way besides a third out.
I spent the 4th inning trying to find some food. First I took Alden down (row 25 in Section 321 is a loooonnnnngggg way up there…now I understand why they call them “view” seats!) to find some Dippin’ Dots. I also was looking for raspberry lemonade for Matt, and probably a 3 piece at the fish establishment for me. We walked halfway around the stadium concourse to find Alden’s Dippin’ Dots…then back to our section so he could watch the game. Then I retraced my steps looking for ice cream (Matt changed his order, and I never could find that raspberry lemonade)…no one sells ice cream, but I did find the 3 piece. I burned through the top of the 4th, then the bottom of the 4th, and still no ice cream…but I was enjoying that 3 piece (if you can call saltless fries enjoyable).
I was standing in front of my section in the concourse, getting ready to tell Matt I had struck out when I decided I’d look in the opposite direction than I had gone. There, one section away was a sign that said, “Ice Cream.” If I had only looked that direction to start, I would have saved myself a lot of steps, a lot of time, and been back to my seat to enjoy the game with the guys. But, I had walked halfway around the stadium twice (once for Alden, once for me), only to find the ice cream within 50 feet of my starting point!
Perhaps you’ve been there. You set out to find something sweet, some peace, some satisfaction, something to fill that empty spot in your heart. You went looking for it in all sorts of places, none of which answered your true need. You found plenty of things that would substitute, but not what you really needed. You looked in multiple places, but struck out. You tried friends…but came up empty. You tried popularity…but it didn’t deliver. You tried work…but it left you stranded. You tried substances…but they left you tied up like a Randy Johnson fastball. You tried spending, and got caught off base. So, you give up. You return to where you started.
Why not look in the other direction? How I wished I had just looked the other way when I came out of the section the other night. I could have saved myself a lot of time spent walking around. Maybe right now look in the other direction, before you set off on your effort to find what satisfies.
The Bible says, There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. (Prov. 14:12) Jesus said, “I am the way…” (John 14:6)
Jesus is there all the time. You just might find what you are looking for and save yourself a lot of trouble.
By the way…Matt got his ice cream! And, finally in the 12th the Mariners unloaded the bases enough to stagger to a 2-1 victory!
I spent the 4th inning trying to find some food. First I took Alden down (row 25 in Section 321 is a loooonnnnngggg way up there…now I understand why they call them “view” seats!) to find some Dippin’ Dots. I also was looking for raspberry lemonade for Matt, and probably a 3 piece at the fish establishment for me. We walked halfway around the stadium concourse to find Alden’s Dippin’ Dots…then back to our section so he could watch the game. Then I retraced my steps looking for ice cream (Matt changed his order, and I never could find that raspberry lemonade)…no one sells ice cream, but I did find the 3 piece. I burned through the top of the 4th, then the bottom of the 4th, and still no ice cream…but I was enjoying that 3 piece (if you can call saltless fries enjoyable).
I was standing in front of my section in the concourse, getting ready to tell Matt I had struck out when I decided I’d look in the opposite direction than I had gone. There, one section away was a sign that said, “Ice Cream.” If I had only looked that direction to start, I would have saved myself a lot of steps, a lot of time, and been back to my seat to enjoy the game with the guys. But, I had walked halfway around the stadium twice (once for Alden, once for me), only to find the ice cream within 50 feet of my starting point!
Perhaps you’ve been there. You set out to find something sweet, some peace, some satisfaction, something to fill that empty spot in your heart. You went looking for it in all sorts of places, none of which answered your true need. You found plenty of things that would substitute, but not what you really needed. You looked in multiple places, but struck out. You tried friends…but came up empty. You tried popularity…but it didn’t deliver. You tried work…but it left you stranded. You tried substances…but they left you tied up like a Randy Johnson fastball. You tried spending, and got caught off base. So, you give up. You return to where you started.
Why not look in the other direction? How I wished I had just looked the other way when I came out of the section the other night. I could have saved myself a lot of time spent walking around. Maybe right now look in the other direction, before you set off on your effort to find what satisfies.
The Bible says, There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. (Prov. 14:12) Jesus said, “I am the way…” (John 14:6)
Jesus is there all the time. You just might find what you are looking for and save yourself a lot of trouble.
By the way…Matt got his ice cream! And, finally in the 12th the Mariners unloaded the bases enough to stagger to a 2-1 victory!
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