Your Video

5-15-2009

God is so amazing if we will stop for a second and take notice. We speed around from event to event, meeting to meeting, and most often we miss the most important aspects of life.

As a coach, it’s important to stay focused on getting the most out of your kids, let alone staying focused on the X’s and O’s of coaching. You have to make the right decisions at the right time, put each player where they need to be, and make sure the umpires make the right callsJ. It seems the older I get, the more I appreciate just being around the kids and families. Believe it or not, I look forward to ministering to the kids I coach far more than I do coaching baseball! I watch each kid grow up right before my eyes, and now I actually have kids I coached working for me. It’s crazy. As I tell each kid, baseball comes and goes, and God didn’t put you on the earth to hit doubles or throw 90 miles per hour. There is far more to life than baseball. For each of you reading this devotional, think about the things that consume your time, and then ask yourself what’s really important.

In Philippians 2:12-18, Paul really hits home on the important of letting your love of Christ shine for all too see. Starting in verse 14 it says, “Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of god without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe. “ Notice the part about “do everything without complaining or arguing” and ask yourself if you have followed these instructions. I know I haven’t, and I know I need to! No one wins an argument. Stay focused on the blessings of God, and free your mind from the negatives of the world. Misery follows misery, and you will never find a complainer by themselves, as they always find company. Don’t be the complaining type. Instead, be a positive light in all situations. No matter where you are, find the positive. You will find yourself in situations where you don’t agree with everything, or you may simply feel something could be done better. Do not give in to the temptation of gossip, bickering, complaining, and negativity. Keep a smile on your face, and find the positive. I love to ask myself this question: if I had a video camera recording everything I did and I had to sit down with God one day and replay the entire video, what would God say? I guarantee you we would all be embarrassed by that video! Do not allow the crookedness of this world to get the better of you.

The bible specifically talks about a “crooked and depraved generation” in verse 14. God calls us to shine the light of Christ in this crooked and depraved world. As long as the world has human being running around controlling everything, the world will be messed up because we are messed up. We all have faults and downfalls. As a totally committed follower of Christ, do all you can to tell others who Christ is through the way you live your life. Make sure the video of your life is full of God honoring moments.

Application:
1. Read Philippians 2:12-18
2. What does your video look like?