I was talking about the importance of perspective… how
some would see me as kind and caring… while others would maybe see me as very
straight forward (abrasive.) How I had to remember that not everyone took to my
bluntness (or the looks I call my “Coach-Face”.)
I explained that as a coach, my players needed to know
that they could trust that I was on their side… wanted them to win… and then
they would be willing to listen even when I was “barking” at them a little bit…
(even those times when I felt like going “Bobby Knight” and throwing a chair
across the floor…) In fact, some became not only willing, but desired to follow
whatever I said… This is how I would describe a player like that: He will run
through a brick wall for me!
Then there were some players that simply never took to my
coaching style as they felt they knew more than me – or – that I wasn’t on
their side.
I’ve written about this many times, and I remind us all
again this week, that God is on our side! He is for us not against us! A right
perspective of who He is will lead us to a willingness and desire to honor Him.
I shared the following statement with the church yesterday:
“When we see God for who He is in relation to who we are,
we cannot help but love Him because He first loved us… and if we love Him we
will obey Him… obeying Him means serving Him…. serving Him is done through
serving others… therefore how well we love God is evidenced in how well we love
others!”
Yet along with our perspective of who He is, it is important
to evaluate ourselves… Do you love Him? Are you obedient to His Word? Are you
serving Him by serving others? Are you willing to “run through a brick wall”
for Him?
If not, I think it comes down to your pride and/or a lack
of truly understanding who God is…
Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commands,
but a prating fool will fall.
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