never lose.

Today I was humbled, by a 2nd grader. During kids/youth combined service, we played "would you rather..."

One of the questions went something like this:
"Would you rather lose every game you play, or never play any games at all?"

Thinking nothing of the question, it was pretty easy walking over to the "never play any games" side. One little girl (among almost all the kids) went to the side of losing every game that they played. When asked why she chose to lose every game she played, she responded, "I would lose every game so that others would have a chance to win."

And it hit me... my competitiveness, and desire to win blinds me to understand how life is not really about winning. It's about trying your hardest, and giving glory to God in our wins and losses. Such an easy message to preach, but such a hard one to remember.

Needless to say, it was pretty hard to swallow, but today I was taught by a second grader.