I have to say that I am so looking forward to this season. I was going over my notes for preseason and I found these two quotes. The first one was sent to the team in August of 2011 by Coach Huber and is from Andy Stanley's book entitled Visioneering. The other is from Mark Batterson (In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day) and his new book, The Circle Maker. Just some food for thought.
"There is divine potential in all of you!
God's ultimate plan for your life reaches beyond the visions He's given you for your family (team), business, ministry, and finances. He has positioned you in your culture as a singular point of light. A beacon in a world that desperately needs to see something divine, something that is clearly not of this world.
Above and beyond the achievements associated with your vision, He wants to draw people to Himself. Our visions are a means to a greater end. Namely, the glory of God and the salvation of men and women. This is His ultimate desire.
I'm afraid the majority of believers have never seen this important relationship. Consequently, our churches are filled with men and women who compartmentalize their lives. They differeniate between the religious and the secular. The religious being all those duties that have to do with God; the secular being their other pursuits.
To make matters worse, they underestimate God's interest in their secular pursuits-after all, there wasn't anything very religious about building walls around Jerusalem-and they overestimate His interest in their religious ones.
The truth is, our secular pursuits have more kingom potential than our religious ones. For it is in the realm of our secular pursuits that secular people are watching. The market place, the club and the athletic field are environments that so desparately need a brush with the Divine. It is there that God desires to demonstrate His power through those who are willing to be used in such a way. It is in the context of those arenas that the "awe factor" is potentially the greatest."
Andy Stanley-"Visoneering"
I am going to leave you with this quote by Mark Batterson- The Circle Maker
"Bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers.
God isn’t offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers. He is offended by anything less. If your prayers aren’t impossible to you, they are insulting to God. Why? Because they don’t require divine intervention. "
Let's be really bold this year!
Coach Bell
Sunday, July 29, 2012
