I always love watching March Madness… and this year it is very interesting as the Final Four doesn’t look anything like anyone predicted. No number-1 seeds made it through… or number-2s… or 3’s… In fact, the finals have a 4, (2) 5’s, and a 9 seed.
That means a lot of teams left some disappointed fans… disappointed bettors… disappointed folks that simply filled out brackets for an office pool or something… I saw one story about the Men’s Bracket Challenge Game that said only 1 in every 600,000 brackets predicted the 4 teams left in the tourney… only 6 people successfully did it
Disappointment is the word I want to quickly key on this week. I didn’t have a clue as to what I planned to write about, (as we have been SLAMMED in our travel schedule), until a discussion I was having just a few minutes ago. I was talking about the fact that the only way someone can be disappointed in someone else is if they believe in the potential of that someone else… We all tend to “fill out brackets” of how we envision life going for others, especially those we love or are responsible for, and we are disappointed when the other falls short.
The problem begins when “players” are uncoachable and too thin-skinned to hear of the “coach’s” disappointment, and thus unwilling to hear the correction needed. Modern “players” love to receive praise for victories but would rather have everyone ignore their failures.
This topic was very evident in the news today of the ongoing “feud” between Charles Barkley and Kevin Durant… Barkley said of Durant: “He’s very sensitive. Great player. He’s part of that generation who thinks he can’t be criticized. He’s never looked in the mirror and said, ‘Man, is that a fair criticism?’”
For the believer, the ultimate “mirror” is the Word of God. Most want to read it just to be encouraged or built up… and I ABSOLUTELY believe it does that; yet sometimes it does it by pointing out (tearing down) where we fall short.
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God (a God who believes in you), and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction (training) in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Let’s grow some thicker skin… accept correction… and get
better! Disappointment should drive us to meet expectations!
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