Well it's finally here. I'm talking about football season of course! This last week was great to have that cooler weather and enjoy some football. I feel like I need to share a story here to let you know where I'm coming from:
Day1 - Per his daily ritual, Satan walks through his domain to see that everyone is sufficiently miserable. As usual, he pauses to take special pleasure in the pain and agony displayed by the new arrivals. However, on this particular day he spots a lanky Texan smiling and looking as though he's at a picnic. "Hey you!", satan yells, "the temperature in here is a constant 95 degrees and the humidity is 90%! You're supposed to be miserable!" "Maybe so, but it feels just like Houston in June to me. I had a ball on those hot summer nights at Gilley's", says the Texan. Miffed, satan decides to adjust the temperature up 100 degrees and the humidity to 95%.
Day2 - On his daily stroll, satan notices everyone appears exceptionally miserable today. He remembers the smiling Texan and decides to see how he's faring today. To his surprise, the Texan has unbuttoned a couple of buttons on his shirt, but he still looks happy and carefree. Satan cries out, "Hey Tex, what are you smiling about now?" The Texan replies, "well today reminds me of those Willie Nelson 4th of July picnics. Boy those were some great parties. This really irritated satan, who promptly turns the temperature up to 110 degrees and the humidity up to 100%.
Day3 - Satan dispenses with his daily stroll and goes straight to the region of hell where he would locate the Texan. Sure enough, he finds the Texan, shirt off, with huge grin on his face. "Okay, so what is it this time?" Satan asks. "Well, it's just like Dallas in August. Man we had some fine times watching the Cowboys on Sunday afternoons." Irate, satan determines to put an end to this charade. He sets the terperature down to zero degrees with a 25 mile per hour wind.
Later that day, he decides to check back on that fool hardy Texan. He finds him huddled and shivering...lips blue, arms folded, snow in his hair and icicles hanging from his mustache. But bigger than Dallas, there he was laughing out loud and cheering. "I GIVE UP!" declared satan. "What in blue blazes could you find to be happy about now?"
The Texan replied, "Well, this can only mean one thing...The Aggies have finally won a National Championship!" Gig'em Ags!
Sorry, it's been a rough day and I needed to smile about something. This Texan found a way to enjoy any situation and give satan fits. I know it's only a joke, but when was the last time you made satan throw a fit? When was the last time you made satan look your way? Let's take whatever life throws at us this week and make the best of it. Psalm 118:24, says, "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." God bless...
Tony
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