I'm Not Playing To Prove

I Think One Of The Most Rewarding Experiences In Life Is To See People Come To Christ And Make Lifestyle Changes. When That Happens, You Definitely See God Behind It. This Year We've Seen Eight Students Make First-time Decisions For Christ And When I See That, It's A Great Feeling. I'm Really Thankful That God Is Changing Somebody, Or Sometimes He's Changing Me.

There Is So Much Temptation To Hold On To My Career Even More Now. To Try To Micromanage And Dictate Every Little Aspect. But That's Not How I Want To Do Things Anymore. I'm Thinking About How Can I Trust God More. How Can I Surrender More? How Can I Bring Him More Glory? It's A Fight. But It's One I'm Going To Keep Fighting.

I'm Not Playing To Prove Anything To Anybody.

Every Day In Practice I Have To Lead By Example. But At The Same Time, When People Aren't Doing What They're Supposed To Be Doing, You're Responsible As A Player. You Can't Rely On The Coaches To Say Everything. The Players Have To Be Responsible And Take Ownership Of The Team. Every Day In Practice There Are Situations Where You Need To Say Something And Get A Message Across, But Do It In The Right Way.

The Way You Talk To Your Teammates And Push Them And The Way You Treat Them Is Important. There Is A Fine Line Between Trying To Help Your Teammates And Criticizing Them. The Toughest Part For Me Is How To Keep My Teammates Accountable But At The Same Time Do It In A Loving Way That Doesnt Judge Or Condemn Them. It's Definitely Been A Struggle And I'm Trying To Learn How To Lead Consciously In A Way That Honors God.