Confessions of a former WWF wrestler wanna-be

Most guys grew up having sports fantasies that involved them being Michael Jordan. Not me. I wanted to be hulk hogan, hands down. It wasn’t even a contest. I not only dreamed of wearing head bands with my name on them but I often pictured myself walking in a room and ripping my shirt in half while scores of people cheered loudly, apparently unfazed by the fact that all I had on were yellow undies...

I was convinced that I was the next hulk hogan [the African edition] until I turned 18 and I found out that wrestling was fake.

Yes, I was 18 when I found out that wrestling was fake. 18! Go ahead and laugh at me. You can even point while you laugh. I deserve it. Seriously, how could I have believed all that silliness was real for so long? The blood, the over-dramatic come from behind wins and the fact that ‘hulk’ got up after a 460 pound dude named ‘earthquake’ sat on him.

Its embarrassing to say the least, but the truth is, I’ve believed far sillier lies than ‘wrestling is real’ and so have you. In fact, i think if we stopped and actually examined much of what we believe about God and life, we would be extremely shocked at how silly some of them are. Here’s a simple one;

“God holds the universe in his hands but he’s unable to meet my ____ needs”

Pretty sure we all believe the above statement in one form or the other but chances are most of us don’t even realize how silly it sounds.
The good news though is sometimes all we have to do to find truth is just stop and examine the obvious facts. Like what would happen if a butt like this actually sat on the Hulk.

Or what it means that God actually does hold the universe in his hands.

Look, I know this is super basic sunday school stuff, but seriously, stop and think about it for a second. God could fit the entire universe in his hands. The entire cosmos! Like we used to sing, He’s got the whole world in his hands. Listen to how Isaiah put it...

 "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens?... [Isaiah 40:12]

You know how sometimes you use the distance between your pinky and thumb to measure something cause you don't have a ruler nearby? Well, God is so big he could measure the heavens with the breadth of his hands. Ha Ha. I can't stop laughing. Thats just an incredible truth. God is BIG. Really BIG. He's so big his weight would shatter all of our fears and worrisome needs if we truly buy into his greatness; just like 'the earthquake' would shatter the hulks back if he actually put his whole weight on him.
 
Do you believe God holds the world in his hands? If so, then think about this for a second...

What do you believe about God and life that seems silly in light of that truth? What fear or need do you need to put in the hands of Him who holds all things together?

Also, anyone else out there ever think wrestling was real? [please don’t leave me hanging here :)] And who were your favorite wrestling athletes? [and by athletes I mean actors]

click here to read all of Isaiah 40