From Struggle to Strength
Theme of the Week: Look for That Silver Lining
Sunday, July 8, 2007
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Who Said It…Dave Burchett
Dave Burchett is an Emmy Award winning television sports director for Fox Sports, ESPN, and Jefferson Pilot Sports. For over 20 years, Dave has directed telecasts of Southwestern Conference basketball and Texas Rangers baseball. Highlights: televising a Nolan Ryan no-hit game and his 300th win. Dave is also an author and speaker. He and his wife, Joni, have three grown sons. They are former staff members of Campus Crusade's Athletes in Action. What He Said…From Struggle to Strength
God gave me the privilege of being wounded early in life. My struggles as an overweight, geeky, and generally outcast adolescent molded my heart to empathize with those hurt and ostracized by their peers.
Had I been the coolest guy, the best athlete, or the most handsome dude, I most likely wouldn't have developed a sensitive spirit to others. So God gave me the opportunity to develop a heart of compassion for wounded others.
I didn't enjoy that period of my life. I'd have given anything to be one of the popular kids—to be the starting quarterback or big man on campus.
But with the benefit of hindsight, I'm grateful for every refining difficulty and problem I've experienced. Such a dramatic change in attitude came over time, through growth in my relationship with Jesus and my trust in the truth of His promises.
Had I been freed of the burden of my tough teenage passage, I wouldn't be who I am today.
Adapted from Bring Em Back Alive (WaterBrook, 2004) by permission.
Copyright © 2007 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity. 1 of 1
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Help me, Lord, not to fret or fume about troubles, but to accept them as part of Your plan for the ultimate good of Your kingdom—and me.
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