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This article raises an interesting question.

The situation: Holmgren decided that this was his final year as coach of the Seahawks, ostensibly to spend more time with his family (not at all because he foresaw an aging team that was bound to decline in performance...). He PROMISED his wife that 2009 would be an off-year: no coaching another team, no television work, nothing.

The temptation: The 49ers coaching position opens up. Holmgren grew up in the Bay Area, was an assistant coach for the 49ers for several years, and worked closely with the new 49ers GM. Most importantly, growing up his DREAM JOB was one day coaching the 49ers.

The dilemma: Does he break his promise to his wife so that he can fulfill a lifelong dream? Should his wife Kathy allow him to break his promise so that he can pursue a dream?

On the one hand, this could be the Lord testing Holmgren's integrity. The Lord wants us to honor our promises. The Lord wants him (the husband) to give up his ambitions and dreams for his wife -- the self-sacrifice asked of husbands in Eph5. The Lord wants him to be a role model for resting, delaying any return to work. The Lord wants him to finally spend a Sunday in the fall in church rather than on the sidelines.

On the other hand, the Lord sometimes opens doors up for us when we least expect it. The Lord wants to see if Holmgren is listening to His leading. The Lord wants him to perhaps choose His will over Holmgren's promise. Perhaps Holmgren's wife had asked for a change -- believing it meant a change in time spent at work -- and the Lord's answer to that prayer was a change in location instead of time spent. The Lord might be testing both of their abilities to submit their desires to Him.

Answer: I don't care. I hate the 49ers, and I'm mad at the Hawks.