After leading LSU to a 13-0 season with consistent numbers and strong play, QB Joe Burrow was named the Heisman Trophy winner on Saturday night.
As a result of setting Heisman records, including the largest margin of victory and the highest percentage of first-place votes, Burrow convincingly achieved the title of being the best player in college football.
Finishing ahead of two other talented and impressive quarterbacks, Jalen Hurts from Oklahoma and Justin Fields from Ohio State, all three of them surprisingly transferred to their schools. Burrow left Ohio State, Hurts moved on from Alabama, and Fields departed Georgia.
This follows the last two Heisman Trophy winners (Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray) thriving as elite players after transferring to Oklahoma.
Along with the interesting commonality between Heisman Trophy winners, there are similarities between this year’s head coaches competing in the College Football Playoff.
Dabo Swinney, Ryan Day, Lincoln Riley, and Ed Orgeron were all assistant coaches for their current teams before being named the head coach. Even more intriguing is that all but Riley spent time as an interim coach before being promoted.
So whether we’re talking about transfer quarterbacks or former interim coaches, we can see how their journeys have resulted in success and their temporary situations eventually led to fruitfulness.
Several of us today might be facing a circumstance where we're waiting to be “transferred” into a better situation. We may find ourselves in limbo like an "interim" coach who wonders what will happen next...or long for an opportunity or a breakthrough to provide us some much-needed stability.
Thankfully, as followers of Jesus, we know there's hope that the pain, confusion, and uncertainty are temporary. We can be assured God will provide clarity, the way out, and the stability we are looking for.
As we trust Him, He’ll make a way for us to be “transferred” into a much better situation and the struggle we’re experiencing in the “interim” will soon be removed.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (AMP) gives us this powerful perspective: "For our momentary, light distress is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure !
"So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal , but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.”
The truth is, this life is temporary and even some of our circumstances we’d like to be “transferred” out of now, won’t take place until we are with Jesus in heaven.
Many of our “interim” problems will be resolved before then, but even the ones that aren’t will ultimately result in eternal blessings when our suffering is for His purposes and glory.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 in The Message translation sums it up this way:
“So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without His unfolding grace.
"These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.”
I’m Bryce Johnson and you can UNPACK that!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, please help me have an eternal perspective when dealing with the struggles in life and the suffering I encounter. I know these are temporary burdens and they pale in comparison to the goodness I’ll experience spending eternity with You. I praise You for Your everlasting love. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
Discussion Questions for PACKS:
What are you hoping to be “transferred” out of or what “interim” situation would you like removed today?
How do viewing your problems as temporary and this life as temporary change your perspective on difficulties?
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