Right where we want them

And there really are many reactions to trouble. You’ve seen them. You’ve probably done them! When trouble comes, some people turn into great pretenders. They act as if nothing’s wrong. They may have just experienced devastation, but they are in denial. They’re kind of like a NC State Wolfpack team back when Jimmy V was the coach. That night, nothing was going right for the pack and they were down by 20 points. Jimmy V called a timeout and said to the team, “OK boys, we got ‘em right where we want ‘em.” Hey, folks, that’s not confidence, that’s denial. And that’s exactly what some people do when they face trouble. They pretend its not there. By the way, that is not a mentally or a spiritually healthy thing to do, just in case you’re wondering. Faith is not the same as denying reality!