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We were down by a considerable
amount by now. It was different
on this day because we hadn’t
lost a game all year. But yet here
we were losing in the fourth
quarter. My son, who was one of
two stand-out players on the
team, had just been fouled
and was about to step to
the free throw line for two
shots. But instead of
focusing on the task at
hand, there he stood
overwhelmed by the fear of
losing, he cried as he took
his shots.
Frustrated, because I was still
coaching to win, I called a quick
time-out, pulled him to the side
and said to him, “Why should you
be crying when there is still time
left on the clock?”
Sometimes the things that we
encounter in life can seem too
BIG, too DIFFICULT, too MUCH to
overcome. When the largeness
of life’s issues become a
perceived reality within, it will
not be long before defeat
manifest itself and is crowned
the victor in your life.
Like my son, recently I found
myself standing at the
crossroads of life, facing what
appeared to be an
insurmountable mountain. My
perceived reality was indeed
failure. At that moment
something I’d never experienced
before set in... DEPRESSION. It
was the equivalant of standing at
a free throw line crying. But
that’s when God, who was still
coaching to WIN, stepped in and
impressed upon my spirit, a
similar message that I had
given to my son... “Why
should you be crying when
there is still time left on the
clock?”
This issue is a testiment of
the hope that can be found in
Jesus Christ. When life is at its
worst, and all seems to be lost,
remember...your heavenly father
is still coaching to WIN. Simply
put... as long as you have breath
in your body, there will always be
HOPE.