After the game, he posted a "tweet" in which he said the following:
"I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!! AND THIS HOW YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX THO..."
It would appear that Johnson is blaming God for his missing the catch. He says that he will never get over this.
I do feel for this young man. Certainly this would have been a big victory for his team, playing a team that was statistically so much better. I think almost everyone imagines an opportunity when they get to be the hero...especially in a sporting event! To have that opportunity and not come through would be devastating!
I figure in a few days, as the tension and frustration with this game begins to subside, he'll realize there will be other opportunities. I also hope that he soon realizes that God does not control every play of a football game. I am glad that Johnson praises God often. I do think he has a chance to learn something from this. His life is not all about football. It is about being a good human being in a fractured world.
God knows his true heart and I don't think he blames God. He is just angry and frustrated. I hope he knows he has a God who will always love him and support him. Things may just not always go the way we want them to go.
We don't understand all things as God does. We learn a lot during our trials and pain that could not be learned in other ways. God does not necessarily send the trials and pain our way. Sometimes they are self-inflicted. God does promise to be with us through the trials and hard time. But if we turn away from Him, we will not receive the comfort or sense or feel his presence through scriptures, relationships, worship, etc. Just my thoughts.
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