Be a winner at the game of life?

I have been coaching my daughter’s soccer team for the last several years. Their soccer skill, fitness, and understanding are all over the map. During a game it is common to see team body language saying, “No, you take the ball.” “Oh no you take it.” “I insist you have the ball.” The girls are constantly fighting their instinct to congregate around the ball.

It’s not what we practiced, nor is it helpful in winning the game. The whole process of coaching always reminds me that change is slow. It’s going to take time, practice, and game experience to start enjoying the sport.

So I started thinking about the parallels between life and sports: the intrinsic struggle to overcome inner and outer conflict, the agony of defeat, and the thrill of victory. The difference between sports and life is that sports happen between white lines and a time limit. There’s resolution. Not only does life not have clear lines, it can last over 80 years (a little longer than baseball). So the temptation is to stop struggling, to avoid conflict, to never risk defeat, and to believe that the thrill of victory is a myth.

I know that the “Purple Penguins” will get better the more they play together.
I also know that as we continue to practice faith, love, and hope in Christ, that God will complete it.
Change is slow, but God is faithful to finish what He has started in you.

“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with Joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 1:3-6

Keep taking small steps towards the life you know you were created for.

Happy Tuesday,
Adam

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