| A few years ago that (basketball and winning) was my god. I was coaching at South Dakota State when my obsession was at its worst. I actually had a breakdown. Head coaching had become too much for me at the time. I needed to be re-taught, and the Lord has done that.
I'm much more in prayer now. And I'm really trying to submit all of this - the joys, the frustrations, the anxieties - I'm trying to turn it over to the Lord and let Him handle everything. I want to do a good job, but I want it to be for God's glory, not my own.
I've grown more in my faith, and in my need for the Lord, than I have of any knowledge of the game or expertise. I just have to be submissive to God's plan for my life, and do the best that I can every day. I'm confident that will be good enough.
What I'm doing is to try to do the best I can today. All I've been promised is this day. That's biblical. We're not to worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have enough troubles of its own. So I'm going to do the best I can today. Deal with tomorrow, tomorrow, and keep that string alive. If it's good enough, and if God wants me here, than it's a done deal. If not, then He must have something else for me. My future in this program has already been decided. It just hasn't been revealed yet. I have peace about the long-range situation.
I don't have to make my own path. I just have to be submissive to God's plan for my life, and do the best I can every day. I'm confident that will be good enough. Even though it may not be good enough to produce the number of victories our fans want, or that I want, that's not the issue. So long as the scorecard I concern myself with is from above, then I don't have to worry. I'm trying to do the best I can today. All I've been promised is this day. That's biblical. We're not to worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have enough troubles of its own.
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