Tuesday Tidbit

God Made Moms To Teach…What’s Being A Team Player

Last night my 13 yr. old took pleasure in reminding me that he needed me to get him to a track meet being held across town by 5:30 on today. If you knew the distance from my workplace to my home, and back to the school the track meet is being held you would know there is no way we can make this meet on time. And to make it even more interesting, my son hasn’t been to track practice in over two weeks. When asked a couple of weeks ago had he given up on track, he responded he hasn’t felt like practicing. Well while looking at my son, I’m thinking how do you open your mouth to ask me to take you on the other side of town to hangout as a team member but not participate. My thinking is you have not been to practice so why do you think you are running. How do you possibly think you have that type of pull? This morning, I announced that I could not make that sprint from one side of town to the other in an hour. I don’t know what he felt about my announcement because I didn’t ask. I do on the other hand plan on talking with him this evening about being a team player. Team players make practice whenever practice is held. Team players do what the coach or team leader expects of them. If you want to represent the team you have to be a team player. In short, this scenario reminds me of a the story where Jesus and his disciplines spent the night before his crucifixion in the garden praying. Well Jesus ended up being the only one praying. In the story Jesus asked the three disciplines to watch and pray but the those three disciplines kept falling asleep. Jesus was praying for strength to endure the task ahead of him and wanted the disciplines to pray that they didn’t fall into temptation. You may or may not see the correlation but I see it as being a team players, Jesus was the coach and the three disciplines were supposed to follow His example and his orders to pray for strength. The same with being on a track team you practice together to build the team. I start today on teaching my kids what being a team player is all about.

Be blessed and encouraged today, it’s a choice. ~Delphine

Mark 14:38 -- “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Matthew 26:36-56 -- “Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and to watch with me.” And going a little farther he fell on his face rand prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”