{"id":34973,"date":"2024-04-25T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/accepting-coachs-vision\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:02:00","slug":"accepting-coachs-vision","status":"publish","type":"sermon-illustrations","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermon-illustrations\/accepting-coachs-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Accepting the Coach\u2019s Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Joe Carella, Sport Psychology Consultant with the NBA&rsquo;s Orlando Magic addresses what to do &quot;When you see yourself differently than your boss does.&quot;<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Anyone who gets drafted in the NBA feels like they&#39;re going to be an all-star with a long career ahead of them. Perhaps you think of yourself as a primary scorer, the guy you give the ball to at the end of the game to make the bucket to win. The coach, however, sees you primarily as a defensive player. You can either fight or accept that.<\/p>\n<p>I work with the players to accept their coach&#39;s vision and to develop the skills to excel in that role. If you don&#39;t take advantage of the opportunity you&#39;re given, you may regret it for a long time. Interestingly, this is much less of a problem with veteran players. When you&#39;re a rookie who might not want to recognize or accept your limitations, it&#39;s hard. Unfortunately, the guys who don&#39;t develop greater self-awareness are more likely to resist change, and their NBA careers are shorter and don&#39;t match their potential. But the players who find a way to be dependable while embracing the challenge of changing perceptions are the ones with long, fulfilling careers.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-article-subhead2\">Possible Preaching Angle:<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>In the Christian walk, our &quot;Coach&quot; ultimately decides what position we will play and our role on his team. His vision for our life is always the right one. 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