This is Treal from Detour Movement and I wanted to share a story with you about something that occurred in my life this past week. I will entitle this "The Champion Within" As many of you know, I have a 16 year old son who I absolutely adore (to the left is a picture of him when he was about 10months old).
Well, my son has been heavily involved in basketball since middle school. He is extremely passionate about the game and is a diligent and consistent player. So much so until he practices outside of regular practice 3-5 days a week for a minimum of 3-4 hours at a time. He keeps a basketball in the trunk of my car, so every time we are somewhere for an extended period of time; he gets the ball out of the trunk and practice dripping, air balls, ball handling etc. So as you can see; he is very serious about improving his skills and the game.
Well, it was a shocker
when we found out that he was cut from the varsity basketball team with his local High School. I
immediately reacted with questioning the reasons why and how in knowing how
hard he has worked over the years and of how great of a player he has become. Of course he was sad, disappointed and a bit
confused as he thought for sure that after being cut from the final
cuts last season and playing summer ball with the school that he was sure to
make the team. After going through my series of questions and feeling deeply discouraged; I
re-positioned my thoughts, my feelings and my speech and was able to verbalize beyond my
emotions in telling my son that God has something Greater in store for
him.
I begin to encourage
him to continue to trust in God, have faith and work hard in improving his
skills and abilities as other doors will soon open for him. I even used Michael
Jordan’s story as an example to encourage him that although he was cut from
this team and this season to not lose hope. My son was comforted in the
process and gained the strength, encouragement and fortitude to reach down and find his "Champion Within".....
You know many times we
view adversity, bad news or a door closing as something bad, but that isn't
always the case. God may delay certain things in our life or outright
deny them, but instead of looking at it as if we have missed out; we can look at
it as if God is preparing us for something Greater. A missed opportunity
in this case allows other and much better opportunities to present
themselves in God's time. I would like to leave with you Three Tips on how to find your "Champion Within" in the midst of Rejection & Adversity:
· Rejection
in some cases can mean that God is Protecting us from something! We
never know what God has planned for our lives. In the story above; what if God
has other plans for my son whereas he needs him to stay focused and basketball
during this season would be a distraction.
· See the Good in
a situation that looks all bad! We can only see what is in front of
us. Allow God to open your spiritual eyes to see what he sees regarding
your life and future.
· Be encouraged
that God will not disappoint you! God knows your heart and desires.
He understands that you have a plan for your life. Trust God enough to
know that his plan is 100% guaranteed to work.
I challenge you on
today to reach deep down and find the Champion Within!
~Treal
(throwback picture from 10/2008)
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