#PurposedToLove Its amazing how God works... today as practice began to flow and we completed the early parts of practice in total football mode... My attention was brought to a two of our players, one more dealing with a injury from the beginning of the season and another dealing with a more recent injury. Both players are great athletes and respectful young men that seemed to have had a bad draw of the deck. The more recently injured player has been a great contributor and played a key part in the success weve had as a team. The particular injury was a shoulder dislocation in which I can speak from multiple experiences in my college years. Yeah my injury was on what is a larger platform at the Ohio State University, but to these boys Pickerington Tiger Football is what theyve sacrificed so much to be apart of and contribute to in the present moment. 3 years prior to me coaching, this offseason, the summer camps, two a days scrimmages and throughout the 11 games weve played thus far theyve given up a lot. With the timing appearing to be terrible for many reasons, (recruiting, playoff games, recovery time interrupting spring sports and ultimately their hs years coming to an end) I can only imagine the internal battle these 17/18 year old young men are going through. With my familiarity to similar situations I felt in my heart to go love on these young men, pouring out my true feelings and wisdom through my injuries. The mistakes Ive made, the regrets, the growth personally and how I began to look at things differently. The dark times I experienced from the poor decisions I made, the things I tried to cover my pain with that later left me feeling more lost than ever. I explained that they may not know now and probably dont understand at all WHY this happened to them. Neither did I, but what Ive recently realized is that there is a purpose behind our pain and struggles. We either can dig ourselves into a dark hole of sorrow and everything negative or few this time as an opportunity for growth. You find out so much about yourself in tough times. This is not a roadblock but its an exit ramp or to another opportunity that God has for both of them. I could go into more detail of the convo but the point was made. Our perception on life and all it brings jacks things up... The struggle, the pain, the success and the pleasure all have a purpose to be revealed through time. Yeah this situation is dealing with a small part of life, with football, but this is relevant in every one of our sometimes unpredictable lives. This instance showed me Gods purpose coming to life for me. #PurposedToLove
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:07:04 +0000
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