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Backstory:
I heard recently from Jamal Willis, a former BYU football player, that life is like a football game. Our Heavenly Father is the Head Coach. We are all on His team. He is the best coach and He knows how to coach us so that we can make it through life safely. With His eternal game plan, we will never lose. We are all different and unique, but on His team, we are all needed and loved.

On God’s Team

We are all players on our Heavenly Father’s football team,
And because He is the perfect Head Coach, we are living the dream.
He has the best eternal play book in front of Him
As we practice our plays to perfection in His amazing gym.

The difficult drills we practice over and over again
Help strengthen our spiritual muscles so we can more easily win.
Our Father sees the whole field while we see only a fraction of it,
And He knows how to get us safely to the endzone so we don’t get hit.

Prayer is the huddle that we need to receive guidance from our Coach
So that we know where to go and how to make the best approach.
The opposing team studies and knows our every weakness,
But our Coach knows how to outsmart them so we can be fearless.

Every player on the team has a unique position and purpose,
But we all contribute to the team’s success on the surface.
When we get injured, Jesus as our Master Physician
Will help us heal so we can get back to our position.

Our Coach doesn’t ask us to win every play,
He just asks us to trust Him so that we don’t stray.
When we stumble on the field, Jesus will never leave us behind,
Because He loves us so much and He is always so kind.

The Takeaway: In this game we call life, our Father in Heaven is the best Head Coach ever. He knows the end from the beginning. We all face hard trials that will make us feel bruised and broken at times. But we need to trust in our Coach so that we can get safety home to Him after the game is over and victory is won.

Watch the YouTube short of me reading part of this poem here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YKn618CM12E

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