No matter how talented a team is, if you don't have a great coach you won't win the big game. I have been on teams that on paper were great but once adversity came we would buckle under the pressure and turn on each other, playing as individuals. Losing when you know that you are more skilled and more gifted than your opponent stings. It is very hard to recover from those losses. I have also been on teams where we were the underdog and we would beat the 'better" team. When I think about it now I can see that it all started with my coach.
The coach places the team in position to win. The coach knows the strengths and weaknessess of every player and understand how to get the best out of them. The coach pushes the team to the breaking point and pushes some more. They understand it is not about talent solely it is about passion and drive. The coach brings the mindset that the team is a family no matter how different the players are. If the coach can get the players to buy into the gameplan and their role in the plan. The team will be hard to beat. By putting the players in uncomfortable situations during practice the players learn how to face adversity and press through it. The coach does not focus on the opponent but on the execution from his team. The coach stresses the team not the individual. That is a great coach.
In life we all want to win, but to win we must work together. God is our coach. He has a plan that can't be defeated. It is not about us as individuals. The moment we make life about us we cause others to lose. Yes we may be great at something but we need each other to win. We all play a part in God's master plan. Everyone is important and the enemy is real.
The enemy does not want us to work together so he tempts us with his plan of independence. He tries to separate us by revealing the weaknessess and differences in others but we must not listen to him. He is not our coach.
If we believe the lie of the enemy we will be defeated but if we believe our Coach we will win. Victory lies in trusting the plan of God. No matter how bad it may seem we must focus on our role and do our part in fulfilling the master plan. We have two rules to keep.
Love God with all our heart, mind, soul, strength
Love others as you love yourself.
Love can not be defeated. Our coach wants us to love each other and believe His plan. This is our key to success. Be blessed
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