Role Models

As I was reading the sports news this morning, here were the three items listed as the most important. First, a pitcher for the Cincinnatti Reds was cut because he flipped off the home crowd. They were booing him and a fan was verbally abusing him, so he swore at him and flipped him off. The second was a story about an NFL player who was arrested for indecent exposure because he was having sex with an 18-year-old in an SUV. The third was another NFL (this time, all-star) punter who was arrested for DUI.
What is the deal? These guys are paid millions of dollars to play a game and we gullible fans pay for it. Not only do we pay for the tickets, but we pay for the $20 pennants, the $7 big number one finger, the $5 Cokes, and the $7.50 hamburger with the $2 fries. This is on top of the $5 parking fee. And we do this so they can be rude, immoral, and stupid.
A friend of my was at a minor league game the other night when a player went berserk because the umpire called him out at third. He bumped the guy and yelled and just generally acted like a child. He said someone behind him finally yelled, "You're a role model!"
Wow! Aren't you glad we have a role model for our lives. He didn't act unreasonably. He got angry when it was appropriate. He cried when He was touched. He loved people. He served people. Thank God for Jesus!
I've been so fortunate that I have had a number of role models; mentors who showed me--not told me--how to live. Do you have anyone like this? Tell them you appreciate them. Talk about them. Tell others about them. Thank God for them. But most of all, emulate them. Have a great day! JW