Our perspective influences every aspect of our life – how we think, how we handle things, how we interact with family, friends, and all those around us.
Our perspective – the way we internalize and react to things happening around us has the power to bring us down or lift us up.
Insight into what kind of perspective we have can be found in the phrases we regularly say or think. More often than not, we may have a negative perspective and not even be aware of it.
If we are not mindful of this, it can hold great power over us.
I cannot do this all by myself while you spend all of your time at practice, watching film, etc.
You are never home when you say you will be.
Oh, it must nice to just come home and sit down and watch t.v.
I never get to do anything I want to do.
The crisis we suddenly find going on around us brings an opportunity to self-check our perspective.
While school is closed, we will be able to sit and have dinner together as a family.
Until practice and games are rescheduled, we can finally tackle some of the things needing to be done around the house.
We can tuck the kids together in at night.
These are uncertain times that we suddenly find ourselves forced to learn to navigate. Changes, interruptions and disruptions to schedules and life as we know it will continue in the immediate foreseeable future. Our perspective during this will either open our eyes and help us to see opportunities as a family to grow and learn or further hinder and restrict us.
Changing the way we think can set us on a new path that trusts more, loves more, and lives more fulfilled.
God is calling us to have a much bigger perspective of His faithfulness and His power as we step into unknown territory in the weeks ahead; to be aware of His power vs. our own limitations and vs. what the world is telling us.
Let’s keep going.
It’s going to be okay.
With God nothing is impossible.
He promises to never leave us.
Philippians 4:6-8 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Connie Davidson has been a coach’s wife for 40 years married to longtime Oxford High School varsity basketball coach and AHSAA Hall of Fame Coach, Larry Davidson, who now serves as Oxford’s Athletic Director. Connie is a former elementary school teacher, reading specialist, and district coach for Oxford City Schools, who now works with Curriculum Associates managing professional development across the country. They have two married daughters and three grandchildren who complete their home team.
Though her coach’s role has now changed, Connie views her time now as God’s nod to her that now is the time to put into practice all He has laid on her heart over the years in her “coachwifelife” – the joys AND the struggles – how to “make the bitter sweet.” Now is “her” overtime with founding and directing Beyond the Bleachers.
She often refers to her coach as Coach Honey, and they truly love their school and community. Most any night of the week, season after season, from one sport to the next, they can be found in the stands and on the sidelines cheering for the Oxford Yellow Jackets. They have no doubt God placed them together where they are and intended for them to stay. How else can you explain one coach in one school doing what he loves for 40+ years?
Only God can do that!
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