If you can learn to hit your knees on a regular basis, it'll grow you in both the good times and the bad.
Talking Points:
- Pray for your own team and staff. Coaching is all about relationships, so pray over those relationships.
- Pray for your opponents. Even your “enemies” matter to God, and Jesus commanded us to pray for them. Matthew 5:43-48
- Pray for your family, especially if you’re married with kids. Your spouse is going through a battle too.
- Pray for yourself. Ask God to keep you alert and attuned to his Spirit, on and off the field. Colossians 4:2
Discussion Questions:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What do you usually pray for as a coach, and how often do you do it?
- Read Matthew 5:43-48. How can we apply this in sports?
- Make a list of the adversity your family has to face because you’re a coach. How often do you pray for them?
- What is the hardest thing you’ve had to endure as a coach? How could prayer have helped in that situation?
- Read Colossians 4:2. Write out a short prayer that you can pray for yourself every day.
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
