Fw: Pressure

Team:

Today's Team is Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Here we have a great lesson on how to deal with Pressure Situations.

In Basketball Teams use a Full Court Press to Pressure the other team to make mistakes and turn the ball over.

In life we get Full Court Pressed daily. We all have our own Pressure whether you are a Student, a Parent, a Coach, a Player, a Business Person ect...

How do we deal with the Pressure?

One way is to be Prepared when it comes with a plan to escape. In Basketball it is called a "Press Break."

In Practice you run it over and over and over so when the game comes you are Prepared.

" Repetition is the mother of all learning."
By Reading the Playbook daily and Practicing what it says we are Prepared to be Prepared with a Plan of Action when the Pressure comes.
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Here are some great quotes from people who Trusted God in times of Trouble.

"So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ⁠    ⁠   

"I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."

Booker Washington ⁠   

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

Lou Holtz Head Coach Notre Dame
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Now - Just Go! Win the Day!

Rick
Phil 4:13
http://huddle360.blogspot.com

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Double-Teamed:

READY:  "A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it in abundance." -John 10:10 (HCSB)

SET:  In basketball, guards are taught to face the basket, their teammates and their opponents. Many times, in order to rattle these guards, a defense will double-team them when they have the ball.

The pressure of a double-team can be relentless. If the defense can cause the guard to become insecure in his or her ball-handling ability, and if the guard's teammates seem out of reach for a pass, the guard will likely turn their back to the defender, the basket and their teammates.

That's when they become vulnerable. Once the guard turns their back, that's when "the thief" (the other defender) comes in from the blindside and attempts to steal the ball.

In our lives, pressure can cause insecurities to rise to the surface, and that's when we become vulnerable.

When this happens, we've got to face these fears head-on. We have to break through the double-team, break through the traps of fear, shame, doubt, guilt, escapism (drugs, alcohol, vegging out), and even suicide. Break through these traps by facing the pressure head on.

God says we can do it, and He even gives us the strength!

Jesus Christ came so that you could live abundant life despite these death traps and double-teams.

Breaking through them, however, requires full-on faith. Don't give into the temptation to do it half-way.

There is life-giving power that can be found when we face pressure and hard truths head on.