I am not a dedicated college football follower. I didn't even see a second of last nights game. I was very excited for all of my Clemson friends because I knew this was a really big deal for them. They were All In!
This morning a portion of Dabo Swinney's press conference popped up on my news feed so I decided to click on it. He said some really important phrases that we can apply to our walk with Jesus in our every day life.
"We wanted to win the game but we came up a little short."
"The nation sees why we have been so successful. They have seen our heart."
I imagine that we all want to win in all that we do in life. Just like we have been learning through our studies, that is not always Gods plan for us. We are going to face adversity and we are not always going to win.
We also need to reflect on how we are living when we are winning and losing. What are people seeing? Is your heart reflecting love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness or is it reflecting hate, anger, disappointment and regret?
The team is going back on Tuesday to regroup. They are going to start again on their journey to what they hope to be another championship season. Dabo could have ranted and raved and said some not so nice things during his press conference. Instead he appeared to be humble. Disappointed? Yes. But he knew that his team was good and he was proud of them.
There are a few talk aways here today.
You can work hard and still come up short.
People see your heart in all that you do whether it is positive or not.
You get to start over.
God uses our failures to grow our faith and uses our testimony through it to reach others.
God can be disappointed in us and love us at the same time.
This is not a plug for Clemson ot Dabo. Like I said before, I really don't even watch football. I do know that he is a believer and I think it is pretty cool that God spoke to my heart and hopefully yours through the HBC (head ball coach).
Lord, thank you for reminding me this morning that people see my heart at all times. They see a refection of you when I am doing really good but when I am not at my best they see that as well. Lord help me to be reflecting your love and grace today. Help me to forgive those who I am angry and disappointed with. Help me to not be surprised with people's actions who do not know you and act in ways that are shocking and often dishonest or unethical. Lord help people show me grace when I am not reflecting goodness from you. Thank you for these reminders today. Thank you for using my failures to grow my faith. Thank you for reminding me that I will always be able to start anew each day. Thank you for reminding me that your grace is enough. Amen
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