More Wisdom From Football,Relationships And Marriage Posted by Pastor Dunamis Tunde Okunowo Continued from yesterday! 4. The coach of the team The place of your coach and technical adviser is very important if you must win in the game of life. The outcome of a team is often dependent on the dexterity and experience of its coach and technical adviser. Any good player knows he must listen to the coach or else he would be fired or replaced. When you don’t want the vicissitudes of this life to fire you and you don’t want to be replaced in the game of destiny, you have to make up our mind to listen to the ultimate coach, the Holy Spirit. A team that disregards the instructions of its coach has lost. A team that despises the wisdom of its coach and technical adviser is already dancing in the losers’ arena. When Jesus was getting ready to leave the planet earth, He promised his team that he will not leave them alone but that He will send them a coach, that will be with them forever and will not leave them alone. In the game of life, in the heat of marital game, you need the instructions of the coach, who is the Holy Spirit as He instructs from the scriptures and teaches you how to win. You don’t play a game on your terms; you play it on the terms of the coach! I have three boys, two of them in the Secondary school and one in the Primary school. I need wisdom to train those guys. My Pastor, Rev. Elekima Ekine, also has three boys, all of them in higher institutions. It is natural that He knows some things I don’t know, so I learn from him! He is my Technical Adviser when it comes to raising boys! And that is exactly how it is in life. You keep learning and gleaning wisdom from people that God has surrounded you with who have done what you are still trying to do. 5. The preparation of the team 1Co 9:25-27 MSG (25) All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. Youre after one thats gold eternally. (26) I dont know about you, but Im running hard for the finish line. Im giving it everything Ive got. No sloppy living for me! (27) Im staying alert and in top condition. Im not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself. If you’ve ever being to the training ground of any good team, you will see that it is extremely rigorous. There is a price to pay for a good relationship and marriage. You must seek knowledge. Read all you can read and learn all you can learn. As we prepare for KHC Camp Meeting later in the year, decide to report at that training ground as you prepare to be a winner in relationship and marriage. Great, respected coaches and fathers who have thronged these paths will be there to train and instruct you for three days! Decide to stay alert and in top condition. Prepare as singles, and keep learning as married couples. The preparation time ensures that when the game finally starts, you will not be carried out on a stretcher because of fatigue or injury in the midst of the game. It ensures that the marriage field will not reject you in the heat of the game! 6. The object of the game It is not about the ball but about the player. At the end of the game, it is not the ball that will be celebrated at victory but the player. The focus is on your fiancé/fiancée or spouse. It is not about the issues, challenges, being tossed to and fro like a ball, it is that the players finish the game and win at the end. It is that the players are not broken and destroyed. The ball can be lost and can be easily replaced in the midst of the game, but the players are valuable. When there are issues, learn to separate the players from the football. Do not protect the ball at the expense of the player. Your spouse’s interest and his or her person should be protected at the face of any provocations. 7. The joy of victory The reward for a good, hardworking, skillful team is the joy of victory when the cup is lifted up! 1Co 9:24 MSG Youve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. The rewards of a lost game in relationship and marriage include agony, broken heart, divorce, dysfunctional children, prolonged strife that hinder prayers…it is not worth it. Decide to play the game God’s way and decide to win. The reward of winning in relationship and marriage is peace of mind, a good legacy for your children and a great example and ambassador of the kingdom. Decide to win. Love your spouse Forgive easily. Walk in love. Don’t cheat on each other. Do it right and the reward and the joy of victory awaits you. CONFESSION FOR THE DAY I will play to win in relationship, marriage and life PRAYER FOR THE DAY Pray that God help you to be a winner Mat 7:8 MSG This isnt a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game were in. ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY Choose wisely. If you have chosen, protect your choice.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:49:54 +0000