Saturday, October 29, 2022

Don't Leave With Regrets: Soccer Lessons


"Don't leave a game with regrets."
   In soccer one moment can mean the difference between winning and losing. The choices players make in games greatly impact their team and the result of the match. As a goalie, I know many times I look back at games and think about what I could've done differently. I do my best every game but mistakes are bound to happen because no one is perfect.
   My players know that I don't expect them to be perfect. But, I do expect them to play their best for their team. In order to do that, we've adopted this saying that we don't leave a game with regrets. Will the players get tired? Yes. Will they mess up? Yes. But, that doesn't mean that they should regret the way they play unless they don't do their best and put the effort in.
   This quote can also apply to life. I believe we should live our lives without regrets. You choose how hard you will work every day. As long as you try to do your best every day it will be very difficult for you to have regrets. Will your best look the same every day? It probably won’t, because every day you won't feel 100%. Yet, you can still do your best.
   Titus 2:7-8 says: "In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us." These verses tell us that we are to be good examples to others. We know if we call ourselves Christians all of our actions will be scrutinized by others. That's why we need to do our best. We need to try to live our lives without regrets, not for us, but so that God's glory is reflected in us.
   So, are you living your life with regrets? How can you do your best every day? How can you reflect God's glory today?
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