"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed."
Visitors to Florida State University's football stadium are greeted by an amazing statue of Chief Osceola and Renegade. The statue is beautiful all by itself, but what has always stood out for me was the word engraved across its base. UNCONQUERED
Unconquered means undefeated in battle or victorious. It's easy to understand why so many FSU fans love this statue. Our team, like the Seminole Indians the statue pays homage to, is unconquered. Many of our opponents would argue this and say "but we beat y'all last year ". I smile and reply, "that's right. But we are still unconquered. We are still victorious. We will see what happens when we play." As a fan, victory remains the focus regardless of the what happens during the game.
1st Quarter ~ FSU down by 10. Fan says "we might be down, but it's still early".
2nd Quarter ~ FSU down by 24. Fan says "they beat us up good this half, but I promise you we gone get it right".
3rd Quarter ~ FSU still down by 24. Fan says "I'm not worried. We got this."
4th Quarter ~ FSU loses 44-20. Fan says "Can't nobody beat us I don't care what the score say. We got y'all next year."
The game just ended in a loss, but Seminole fans still speak victory. Isn't it funny how the fan embraces what the Christian does not? Christians say "we are conquerors. No weapon formed against us shall prosper." But the minute we suffer a loss we walk with heads hung in defeat saying "Lord why have You forsaken me?" We forget how steadfast we are as football fans.
Christians live with conquerors on the tongue. But fans live life with unconquered firmly rooted in their spirit. They know that regardless of who comes up against the team (be it Gator, Hurricane, or Bull), the battle will not end until the result is victory. Along the way games might be lost, but the Seminoles will never surrender. The Seminoles are the only U.S. tribe to be unconquered. Christians, the Lord says SO ARE YOU. It's time to engrave unconquered in your spirit.
Adayinthelife:-)
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