What I loved is how they came back; they stayed true to
who they are, utilizing great pressure defense and going hard to the hole.
Typically a team will try to “lengthen” the game by fouling and sending the
opponent to the free throw line… and then jacking up a bunch of threes. Yet
Coach Kennedy and his Aggies decided to trust in who they are and what they do
well! What was interesting was that afterwards the A&M players said they “were
just going to fight to the end.” I loved that when it “seemed impossible” - (quote
from an Aggie player) – they didn’t panic but simply trusted and believed in
what the coach told them!
Today as I sat with some of my colleagues the discussion
veered toward how drastically and how quickly our culture is changing, and not
for the better. There is a concentrated push away from standing on any absolute
truths… almost to the point that a person that believes in absolutes is looked
upon as less-evolved. Is it time to panic? Or is it time to step up our game?
This “passion week” where we celebrate the journey of
Christ to the cross and resurrection we can see how He handled pressure and how
He told His disciples to handle the pressure…
Christ Himself simply trusted in the certainty of His
destination. In John 13 we see that Christ is fully aware that “His hour had
come” (13:1) relied on looking toward future victory… “He had come from God and
was going to God.” (13:3) This assurance allowed Him to focus on others and the
job at hand…
As for the apostles, they started to get a bit bent out
of shape as they realized Jesus was not going to be with them much longer and where
Jesus was going they couldn’t follow (13:33); they had found out a trader was
amongst them (13:21); had been warned of personal denial of Christ (13:38); etc.
So you can see things looked bleak… even impossible.
So Jesus tells them how to handle an “impossible”
situation… they didn’t need to panic but trust in the outcome!
John 14:1-4 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe
in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and
prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that
where I am you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.”
Believer, do not be troubled… we have the Truth and in
the end we win!!!
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