These words have repeated over and over in my head this whole week after hearing one of our boys in band say them last Sunday morning after the results of competition on Saturday wasn't what they wanted. We continued to talk about the next competition and UIL coming up, but it was as if in his mind, there was absolutely NO WAY they could win anything because the bands they go against in district and area are so much better. We hear the same thing from people about the football team. When they ask, who is in your district and you answer, the result is 'ooooohhhh'.
Why? I want the answer.
Is everybody in our district that much better than us in band, football, volleyball, etc.
Or do they just see things differently? Do they see the POSSIBLE instead of IMPOSSIBLE!
In life, there are many times I've been 'up against' some big obstacles.
I can still see the doctor's office where I was laying on a table having a sonogram only to be told,
"Mrs. Graham, you should start planning a funeral. These babies will never make it."
I can still see St. Paul NICU where a neonatologist told us on a Friday that Justin would not make it to Monday without a heart surgery.
I can still see the Developmental Specialist face as she told me,
"Mrs. Graham, Justin has cerebral palsy."
I can still see the Audiologist face as she told me,
"Mrs. Graham, Justin is deaf."
I can still see Justin's body shaking as he had a seizure.
I can see tears in Justin's eyes as he waits patiently to be able to go into a football game.
But those are not things I choose to focus on!
Instead, I look at a message I got on Facebook last night that a lady that teaches at Wylie East noticed my boys with what looked like to her 'half of the football team' (little did she know that was the entire team :)). It read 'They were all very well behaved and well mannered. I don't remember the last time I saw that many kids unsupervised and act so well. Very impressed.
Instead, I see Justin and his team and coaches up practicing even on their days off
to get better at what they do.
Instead, I see Justin and his team and their smiles as they make eye contact and say
'Thank you' for making them a meal before their game.
Instead, I see Justin and Jordan getting a chance to warm up before every game on the sidelines and Justin standing to hi five every player as they run through the banner before lining up on the side lines for the national anthem.
I could list out so many amazing opportunities that God gives me to see Him BIG through all of life's obstacles. With HIM, nothing is impossible!!
Do we see that?
I think so many times in life, our outcomes are based on how we choose to see things. Are we going to press ahead when things get hard and ask Him to help us or accept defeat? Are we going to give our very best even if the obstacle looks huge knowing the outcome could go either way?
I think of David and Goliath a lot of times when I think about our Braves on Friday nights. These other teams have SO many more players and sometimes they are SO much bigger, but I'll take our boys' huge hearts, their work ethic, and their perseverance through every last second of every game against anyone in our district!
May we always FOCUS on the POSSIBLE in life!!
