“My grace is sufficient for you for power is perfected in weakness.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9 Our lives can change in an instant! Though consumed with our coaching responsibilities, life continues to happen around us. We tragically lose players and coaching friends to accidents or illness.
“I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our course.” – Jeremiah 10:23 In the game of baseball, the knuckleball is probably the hardest to pitch, hit and catch. The pitcher doesn’t know where it’s going when he throws it; the hitter has difficulty adjusting to the ball’s random movement; and the poor catcher can only try his best to knock it down as it crosses the plate.
“I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received.” – Ephesians 4:1 “I have come to a frightening realization. I am the decisive element on the field, court of track. It is my personal approach that creates the climate for learning and personal performance.
“I no longer live, but Christ in me. The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20 What really gets you up in the morning? What powers you through a busy day of work, responsibility and challenges?
“Care for the flock that God has entrusted you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. Don’t lord over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.