Tiger Woods is not alone

Today Tiger Woods gave his long awaited apology to the world. He said all the right things. He said he was sorry. He said he is the only one to blame and felt he was entitled. He felt the rules were not for him. He said his actions over time will mean more than his words. He said he needs to get back to a balance of his spiritual and professional life and remember what is important.

A nice apology and I'm sure he means what he says but Tigers actions are just a microcosm of today's society. Being one of the worlds most recognizable people maybe, just maybe, some of the average everyday men will see themselves and the destruction they are causing their families. Infidelity, adultery, sex addiction, whatever you want to call it is rampant. Statistics show that 60-80% of men will have an affair at sometime in their lives. Why? What is it in the male brain that thinks we can bed anyone we want for a few moments of pleasure and that no one will get hurt? What makes Christian men especially think they can ignore not only society's rules but also God's laws and no harm will come?

The number of unwed mom's is out of control. Prostitution for many is not even considered a crime. Porn addiction is skyrocketing and adultery is rampant. What do all these "indiscretions" have in common? MEN! It is time for the male of society to step up and be the man God intended us to be. It is time for us to keep our pants up and do what is morally right. It is time for us to serve our women and society. It is time for us to ask for forgiveness from our wives, our kids and our God for thinking only of ourselves. It is time we are humbled and brought to our knees. It is irresponsible to think we can be self centered and do anything we want and not pay the consequences. It is time for men to be men!

Hopefully, Tiger will make some out there look at themselves and not like what they see. Through Christ we all the have the chance to start again for we are forgiven. It's never too late to say "I'm, Sorry". One thing Tiger said was it's not what you achieve but what you overcome. That reminds me of the Poem "The Race".

Defeat! He lay there silently, a tear dropped from his eye,"
There's no sense running anymore- three strikes and I'm out- why try?"
The will to rise has disappeared, all hope had fled away,
so far behind, so error prone, closer all the way.

"I've lost, so what's the use," he thought "I'll live with my disgrace."
But then he thought about his dad who soon he'd have to face.
Get up, and echo sounded low, get up and take your place.
You were not meant for failure here, so get up and win the race.
With Borrowed will, "Get up!", It said, "You haven't lost at all,
for winning is not more than this, to rise each time you fall."

So he rose to win once more, and with new commitment he resolved to win
or lose, at least he wouldn't quit.
So far behind the others now, the most he'd ever been,
still he gave it all he had, and ran as though to win.
Three times he'd fallen stumbling, three times he rose again.
To far behind to hope to win, he still ran to the end.

They cheered the winning runner as he crossed.
First place, head high and proud and happy, no falling, no disgrace.
But when the fallen youngster crossed the line, last place,
the crowd gave him the greater cheer for finishing the race.
And even though he came in last, with head bow low, unproud.
You would have thought he won the race, to listen to the crowd.
And to his dad he sadly said, "I didn't do so well."
To me, you won, his father said, you rose each time you fell.

And now when things seem dark and hard and difficult to face,
the memory of that little boy helps me in my own race.
For all of life is like that race, with ups and downs and all.
And all you have to do to win is rise each time you fall.
"Quit! Give up you're beaten," they will shout in my face.
But another voice within me says, "Get up and win that race!"

God is your Father, Get up and Win the Race!!!!!!!!