NEXT STEPS - "Listening To The Coach's Voice"

When I played soccer in high school, my coach used to hammer us about being tuned in to his voice and his voice alone.

He would stress to all of us players that we should be so tuned in to what he was saying to us while we were on the field, that we would be able to hear him whisper.

During our games, the home team crowd would be screaming and cheering. Yet, even amidst all the voices of the crowd, both the cheers and the sometime-boos, our coach would call our name in order to give us instructions for the next series of offense.


Hardly ever did he raise his voice above room-level, which made it difficult to hear him across the field amidst the noise of the crowd and the trash-talking of the other team.

It took me a long time to learn the discipline of tuning into his voice.

Several failed attempts and many wind-sprints later, I began to value the voice of my coach more than all the other competing voices on that field. And every time I tuned in to his voice, he was able to give me valuable instruction that I still keep in my heart to this day.

The video that Paul showed us on Sunday reminded me of the importance of being tuned into the voice of God, hearing Him above all the other competing voices of our world. Hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit, our ultimate Coach for life, is a valuable discipline worth learning!


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