A Lesson from the Football Field
By: Morgan Hause
Read: 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27;
Philippians 3: 12-14
Imagine with me for a moment, if you will, you’re
standing on a football field. What comes
to your mind? Probably football,
right? Well, while the football field’s
main purpose is to be used for football games, it also can be a place some of
life’s greatest lessons like “ get out of the way or you’ll get run over.” One of the greatest lessons is a lesson on
perseverance. When I played football,
people looked at me and thought, “ This kid is going to die.” It was easy to see why they thought this
being that I was the shortest kid on the team.
I could have given up my very first practice but I had been taught that
you should always finish what you start so I didn’t quit. Some might think I was just being stubborn,
but I wasn’t. There is a difference
between stubbornness and perseverance.
Stubbornness is when you won’t give up a way of life to make difficult
for others. Perseverance is not giving
up no matter how hard it gets. I kept
playing, and, as strange as it may sound, my size was a boon to the team. Because of my size, I was able to slip
through the line and make tackles.
Because I persevered, I helped my team.
Even though 8th grade was my last year, it doesn’t mean I’ve decided to
give up. It’s for the best. But because I played football, I learned that
it is important to persevere in everything you do. Philippians 4:13 says, “ I can do everything
through him who gives me strength.” We
need to trust God in everything we do and he’ll give us the strength we
need to persevere in whatever we do. So
the next time you feel as if you’re not going to make it, remember, don’t worry
and just keep on persevering.
If you need help to persevere, pray this prayer. This prayer is good to repeat before you try
something that you need help to persevere in.
Just pray this:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for your love and kindness. Please help me to persevere. I can’t do this without your help and
guidance. Give me the strength I need in
order to complete this task I have been given.
Don’t let me quit.
In Jesus’ name we pray,
Amen
