How a player perceives himself and/or his role on the team,
will determine or dictate how he performs in the game. Obviously, skill set
matters, but what goes on between the ears is just as important. No, I’m not a
sports psychologist… just a coach that has witnessed time and again the
transformation that takes place in a player when he finds identity and purpose
within his role on the team.
I remember one player that came to me in high school and
had always been expected to just be a facilitator… a passer. Yet the young man
had some great scoring skills as well; he could shoot the 3 and had good
handles for getting to the hole. As a coach, I just had to rewire his identity…
make sure he understood what we wanted and needed from him as a team… and he became
an unexpected scorer for us.
That young man got so excited about his new role that I then
had to start reminding him that passing is a good thing also… that he didn’t
have an opening to shoot every time he touched the ball… I LOVED WATCHING HIS
EXCITEMENT and he made a huge difference for our team!
The last couple of weeks I have keyed on the importance
of sharing the Gospel and some practical points on how to do it… This week I want
to encourage you in that role for the team… we need you to be a “scorer.” And
in case you feel you are not capable of or worthy of or… fill in an excuse…
lets remember what happened that first CHRISTmas.
The shepherds were a lowly lot… what was expected of them
was to guard the sheep and stay to themselves; history indicates that not many
folks would even talk to shepherds (including religious leaders}; so to say they
weren’t big on the social scene is an understatement… they would not be
expected to “score” if that meant communicating with others… they would not
have been a coach’s choice… BUT GOD had a different plan.
Let’s pick up in Luke 2 following the shepherds being
told about the Savior and then meeting Him in the manger…
17-18 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known
the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard
it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising
God for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.
They now had new identities (angels spoke to them, and
they had met God); and with this, they took on a new role for the team… had a
new purpose… and became “unexpected scorers” for the kingdom!
YOU HAVE A PURPOSE! YOU HAVE A MISSION! YOU CAN AND SHOULD BE A SCORER! (Please let us know
if you want to be trained further in how to carry out the mission…)
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