Andrew Luck is one of the great young star quarterbacks in the NFL who has put together some impressive seasons with the Colts. However, he has struggled the last couple of years with injuries, as well as, interceptions.

We know how important it is for the quarterback to protect the ball, and not throw interceptions, but at the same time we know that quarterbacks aren’t perfect. Even the best ones will end up throwing a few throughout the season.

Luck and the Colts are working to improve on his 13 interceptions in 15 games from a year ago. Colts quarterback coach, Brian Schottenheimer, recently explained:

“We say this all the time, ‘Andrew should not be a double-digit interception guy.’ Like that’s the phrase that we use. He’s just too good of a player. So again, if he can eliminate some of those decision interceptions – I think there are five or six of them – those numbers drop significantly. You’re going to throw interceptions. It just happens.”

The reality is, Luck has to work on his decision-making and not throw the pass when he knows it’s going to be dangerous and one he shouldn’t really make.

He puts himself and those around him in a tough spot when he regularly goes against what he knows deep down is best…and ends up throwing an unwise pass.

In our own lives, we know none of us are perfect and we’re not going to make the right throw every time. However, as we study Scripture and follow Jesus, we begin to know situations and sins to avoid.

We must become aware of our “Decision Interceptions” – which times we’re likely to choose to give into temptation, and continue a pattern of sin that we know is in direct disobedience to God.

In other words, we need to recognize when we make a deliberate choice to go against what we know is best.

But as we grow in our faith, we fully rest in God’s grace (while recognizing the need to cut down on the “decision interceptions”), and there should be less and less times we willingly do what we know we shouldn’t.

1 John 3:9 (AMP) tells us, “No one who is born of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, because God’s seed [His principle of life, the essence of His righteous character] remains [permanently] in him [who is born again—who is reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose]; and he [who is born again] cannot habitually[live a life characterized by] sin, because he is born of God and longs to please Him.”

1 John 3:6 (AMP) says, “No one who abides in Him [who remains united in fellowship with Him—deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin. No one who habitually sins has seen Him or known Him.”

When we truly surrender and follow Jesus moment by moment, He gives us the wisdom and clarity to see the field clearly and avoid the situations and “decision interceptions” we no longer have to make.

I’m Bryce Johnson and you can unpack that!

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, please help me to realize the sin in my life that needs to be surrendered, and give me the strength to walk in Your ways and move on from the sin that I no longer need to choose. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.