Leadership in Soccer

Leadership qualities are important when it comes to soccer.  As a senior this year, I was named captain and will have to help the coach along with another captain chosen for the day lead the team to as many victories as possible.  Although we may not be successful every game, we can trust in God and trust in each other and do the best that we possibly can so that we can achieve a victory.  In order to win we must all be committed to coming to practice when our coach plans to have it and work as hard as we can at it.  As the captain, I am going to have to work as hard as I can and set an example of what the coach wants in a player.  I have to work hard and never give up on the ball.  Since I play defense, I am in the back of all of the players and am defending our goal.  Being in the back makes it easier for me to see the field and what is going on.  Since I have a pretty good idea of what is going on, I can guide and direct my teammates in order to help them score and help us win.  Not only will I try to lead by example, but I will also try to set a godly example to my fellow teammates and help them with their spiritual relationships as well.  These are my goals for the upcoming soccer year. 

Leadership in the Life God Has Blessed Us With

Leadership is important in every aspect of life.  Without a leader leading a group, the group might not get anywhere or get anything accomplished.  Although some people are not made to be leaders, others are.  God created us all different and we need to use the gifts that He gave us and use them to the best of our abilities.  At church today, Pastor Steven Furtick said that God has given each of us our own gifts.  Every time he is preaching, his mother is preaching too because she rocked him, and told him about Jesus, and took him to church so that he was able to further understand God and the Bible.  She helped him get to where he is today.  This fact is so inspirational because although his mom is not getting up on the stage every Sunday, she still did her part in raising a respectable, anointed, and very godly man the way that God would have wanted her to.  We each have our part in the world and as long as we all do what God has intended us to do, we can each help to reach the goals God has placed in our lives.  I know that I am personally going to listen closer to what God has set for me to do because of this sermon.  God uses each and every one of us in miraculous ways and we need to be able to respond in the best ways possible. 

Leadership in the Dominican Republic

Leadership in the Dominican Republic was essential in order to do God’s will.  As we were going there as a class trip and also a missions trip, we all had to come out of our comfort zones in order to talk to and get to know the people down there.  Although we have all taken a Spanish class at some point, there was always a language barrier that seemed to separate us Americans from the Dominicans.  However, God helped us by letting us recall certain words or find others to help us speak.  We got the opportunity to pray for the people and give them products that they might need in their daily lives.  They were so grateful for us being there for company and for what we were able to give them.  They got excited even over the smallest little toy. Although it was hot outside, we were running around the fields and playing games with the children.  This bond made it easier for us to go deeper with them and to tell them that Jesus loves them and was looking after them.  In the church, a few of us had to stand up and share our testimonies.  They were translated to the people in Spanish.  It took serious guts for these people to get up and share.  It was so cool to see how God was working through us and in us.  Although we had a fun time together as a class, I think that we all had just as much, if not more, fun with the little Dominican children.  The leadership role was very important in order to participate in the activities and get to know and help other people.  We all became leaders there if we were not already.