Max Lucado has said, “God loves you just the way you are, but He loves you too much to allow you to stay that way.” We were born to grow. We grow physically, mentally and emotionally. But we should also grow spiritually. Our physical bodies stop growing eventually and then they begin to deteriorate. Depressing, …
How can we place God first during the busiest time of our lives? One way is to be aware that He is always with us. His Spirit lives within each one of His children. Since He’s with you, talk to Him during a time of quiet before anyone else wakes up. Share your needs and …
Coaching is about connecting. Connecting is about trust. Trust enables confidence to flow between the coach and the player. Our faith journey is about connecting, trusting and having the confidence that Christ has your best interest at heart. ”You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.“(Isaiah 26:3) …
I call these short devotionals “Mound Visits because usually a coach will either encourage a pitcher, challenge him or share important information with the him that will help him get the next hitter out in a crucial situation. I believe that’s what God wants for us. He wants to encourage, challenge and help us. ”The …
If our hearts aren’t right, our lives will not be right. We spend so much time “fixing” our outward circumstances but if we ask God to help us get our hearts right, the circumstances will look better, feel better or they will get better. Hear what King David said about this: ”Search me, God, and …
It’s easy to lose perspective on what matters most. We see this in Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan. The priest and the Temple assistant who were so focused on their OWN agenda they didn’t have time to do what was best and what was right. If we are too caught up in our OWN …
This morning, consider all that God has done for us through His son, Jesus: “The life we couldn’t live, He lived for us. The death we should have died, He died for us. The new life we need, He gives to us.”-Paul David Tripp ”God made him who had no sin to be sin for …
My toughest mound visit as a coach was Joe Blanton. It seemed that when I approached the mound, it was as if Joe was saying, “This is my mound and my baseball. You’re going to have to rip this ball out of my hand. I loved his competitiveness, but didn’t enjoy the mound visits. Overall, …
Most of the people who receive these “Mound Visits” are coaches, but my next statement applies to anyone in a leadership position: “How you lead yourself will determine how you lead your team.” We are all a work in progress. The key word in the previous sentence being “progress.” If coaches don’t grow in character, …
There is a myth in the world that says, “If I’m good, maybe when I die I’ll go to heaven.” In our strife to become good, using our own effort, we become self-righteous and judgmental. God has a plan for all who fall in to this trap…Jesus. ”God made Him who had no sin to …