when the fights go down in the city.

Hello (enter name) __________

Tonight at my Men's Soccer game in Lincoln Park, there was a brawl. Pretty legit. The dude on the other team got upset because my teammate fouled him. The dude got up in my teammate's face, so my teammate pushed him back. The guy came back angrier and looked like he was going to punch my teammate, so my teammate literally beat him to the punch and clocked him square in the nose. Then the all hell broke loose. Before I knew it, there was a pile of grown men fighting each other. Of course I was throwing down too. When I say throwing down, I mean I was watching from a distance because I was on the other side of the field when it happened. Needless to say, I would've back my teammates had anything escalated more.

This whole ordeal got me thinking about what I would fight for and what's worth it. I'm a super scrappy player, but rarely, and by rarely I mean spider monkey rarely, will you see me get mad at someone, especially mad enough to fight. But let's say some guy punched a girl, we'll just say they don't call me "Furious Fists" for no reason.

For me to fight someone I would have to be angry. Really angry. Though that doesn't happen often, there should be somethings that we should be willing to fight for. Jesus fought for the Father when He flipped the money changers tables for desecrating the Temple. Holiness and justice are the things we should be willing to fight for. To fight for something doesn't necessarily mean throw punches, but it does mean we need to stand up for it. If someone started cursing God's name, should that provoke anger within us, or do we passively let it happen without a second thought? I'm not saying we should jack that guy up in the nose, but show God some respect and let the guy know who he's really cursing. I mean seriously, "if God is for us, who can be against us." Who is going to mess with God Almighty? Stand up for things you love: God, family, friends, teammates. Things that matter. Don't go kicking a guy in the gut for making fun of Apple computers. There's a time and a place.

So next time you are out and about, and you hear someone telling lies about God, your family, or friends, stick up for them. Because love isn't about sitting back and having everyone like you. Love is an action and actions mean doing something. So stand up for your friends, even when they are not around.

Peace.