How does one get better at something when it hurts so much to do that same thing at a normal level? What happens when the pain becomes more than the joy found in doing something? How much must one sacrifice in the name of excellence?
These are the questions I have been asking myself all week long. I haven’t failed to play football for a single day this week. Starting Monday, I have been faithfully on the football field, sometimes arriving before others have even changed into their playing gear. It has been tough encouraging myself to do the mandatory warm-up laps around the field. It has taken even more energy to get others to participate in a common goal.
We have played two friendly matches and gotten only one out of a possible six points. We scored three goals and conceded six goals. Our goalkeepers haven’t been the best, but so has our erratic behaviour in front of goal. My feet have lost power so passing and shooting are more agony than art. My decision making capability has been severely hindered by playing with people who don’t challenge my thinking as far as football is concerned. I cannot blame them for I can always choose where to play my football.
One thing that I have realized is that it can be very easy to adjust to the environment around us to the extent that we are unable to challenge ourselves to become better at whatever it is that we desire to do. I hate losing, and I especially hate losing a game I feel we could have won. I am embarrassed when it is a game that was completely out of our hands, situations where we are outplayed and outscored. This weekend, like all other weekends, will be full of activity for me, and for many of us involved in Christian ministry. I have to somehow find time to think through the past week and focus on the week ahead. The weekend ends so fast, and the next week already has a full plate. Perhaps, some of us will truly rest when we go home to the Father. This earthly rest is never complete due to the pending items our minds are busy juggling.
Help me Lord, to be still and know that You are God- Psalm 46:10
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