I just love it when what I have planned is \u201cinterrupted\u201d by what God has planned. That\u2019s what happened this morning. There was a topic on my mind to write this devotion on. And it completely changed when I opened up my email this morning and read something that a friend of mine sent me. That\u2019s how God works. He gives you exactly what you need when you need it. And today is an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know I talk a lot about Coach Armstrong. That\u2019s because he was so important to me. To my family. There can be an amazing bond between a coach and player. That\u2019s what we had. It wasn\u2019t about three years of high school basketball. It was a lifetime relationship. The message my friend sent me today built on that. He used to coach girl\u2019s softball. As young as 10 years old. And there\u2019s a bond between one particular player and him that still exists today. Whenever she is around, she will contact him and his wife to get together. And that happened recently. The point he was making was that not only do coaches have impacts on a player\u2019s life. Players can have impacts on a coach\u2019s life. It\u2019s a two-way street. And there is so much truth in that. I\u2019ve always known it. But it didn\u2019t really resonate with me until I read something that was written about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, please give me a minute to try to explain how I look at this being similar to our relationship with Jesus. I\u2019m sure I\u2019m going to stumble. But bear with me. We all know the impact that Jesus has on our lives. Or if we don\u2019t, we should strive to know it. To learn it. To live it. But what about the other way around? How is it that we can have an impact on Jesus? Or can we? Let\u2019s go back 2000 years. Humans crucified Jesus. Before they did that, they whipped him. They spit on him. They betrayed him. So I definitely believe these are examples of how humans had an impact on Jesus. But can we still today? I believe we can to an extent. Because I believe that we are the hands and feet of Jesus. And the more we serve him, the more people learn about him. And the more people learn about him, the more they can serve other people. It\u2019s a domino effect. It goes, and goes, and goes. So today, let\u2019s make an impact by teaching others about Jesus. And if you don\u2019t know Jesus, let\u2019s talk. He\u2019s waiting to know you. Because he loves you. He always has. He always will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I just love it when what I have planned is \u201cinterrupted\u201d by what God has planned. That\u2019s what happened this morning. There was a topic on my mind to write this devotion on. And it completely changed when I opened up my email this morning and read something that a friend of mine sent me. … <\/p>\n