The minute we became old enough to make choices, is when life dealt us a hand called spades. In that hand, we had the clubs to get our groove on and or to hit each other over the head with, hearts to take us where ever we desired to go with our emotions, whether it is to manipulate or transform each other; diamonds to gloat, splurge, or whatever our hearts desired, and spades to dig up whatever we needed to dig up about each other to gain leverage, or knock each other out of positions (loss of life).
So the game of spades is played with a team; it is designed to gain the best hand to beat the opponents. If you are a spade player, you know it is easy to manipulate your hand in a way that causes others to re-evaluate whether or not they will be able to make the books they called out to their partners. So it is with life! There are laws to begin with, that causes us to re-evaluate or make decisions that will change our lives, sometimes for the rest of our lives. Each decision we make in our lives will determine our tomorrow.
Now lets go back to the game. One team has a trump hand; meaning one that will dominate their opponents bid, and will possibly set them backward. If the team with the trump hand says they have a yard (10 books), there are only 13 books in a deck of cards; then their opponents are not able to make 4 books, because it will mean they have set the trump team backwards. If the trump team make a bad decision, they could possibly lose that hand. So it is with life. When we make decisions in life, we make them based on what we have. If we are on top, we believe we can sustain with the decisions we've made until the unforeseen happens. If we are on the bottom, we believe we have no hope, but we make due with what we have. If you are team player with hope, it doesn't matter what your hand looks like, you can play it to the best of your ability, and get a VICTORY!
Lets say, in this case, the trump team made all their books. They have set their opponents. They are now on top, while the other team is in the negative. There is joy in winning and being on top, but while there, you must be wise, and never gloat. The team on the bottom may turn the game around with one winning hand to put them back in the game. Thereafter, they may be consistently dealt a bad hand, but if they remain focused, and positive, it is a possibility that hand will bring them victory. Spades is a game of strategy, knowing how many cards there are, paying attention to the cards played, and knowing what is left. When you know what you are working with, it is easy to make valid decisions and good choices. You see, a bad hand is not always a bad hand. It's only bad when you make a bad decision and bad choices. If its played right, you can set your opponent, not even having a Boston hand. Its knowing what to do with what you got when you get it. The bible says in Matthew 25:21, since you were trustworthy with the small things, then I can make you a ruler over much.
Now the team that thought they had a Boston hand, has been set backwards by the team with a considerably bad hand. Whooooaa, know we got em'! Life has sucked them in to its defeated world. Know they are arguing and pointing fingers at each other. Will they finish the game or give up? And so, this is the question when life knocks us around in the statuses we may hold weather up or down, winning or losing. I Timothy 6:12 - Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and has professed a good confession before many witness.
We can beat the odds of life, though we can not change how the world is, we can change who we are, how we think, how we react to things, how we view things, etc. The game of life is designed to knock us off our square. Its not setup for us to win, but to lose. We put ourselves in a mindset of illusion, where things appear to be normal, real, and true; but in reality, what we thought was truth, was a lie. Life deals us all different kinds of hands, some are winning hands, while others are losing hands; so it may seem. It is not about whether it is one or the other, but what we do with it when we are dealt it, makes the difference. The decisions we make today will always affect our tomorrow. Sit down and analyze your life, where have you succeeded, where have you failed? Don't beat yourself up about where you failed, nor do you gloat about your success. Enjoy life! Learn from your experiences. Share what you've learned. Don't be selfish or jealous, but encourage others to beat the odds of life through wisdom and knowledge. God has given us both wisdom and knowledge, spiritually and naturally; we can not fail nor falter, if we follow His GAME OF LIFE! IF YOU DON'T..........
GAME OVER!!!!!!!!
John 8:12 - When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, I AM the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.
Proverbs 14:27 - The fear of the Lord is a fountain of LIFE, turning a person from the snares of death.
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