Spiritual Resilience

On God’s Team

/ Christine Maynor / 1 Comment

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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

Fear Doesn’t Get the Final Say

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My Daily Musings-June 17th, 2026

“Fearless doesn’t mean no fear. It means you refuse to let fear stop you.”

Living with chronic illness has taught me that fear doesn’t simply disappear. The fear of not knowing how I’ll feel tomorrow, what new symptom might appear, or what challenges may lie ahead can sometimes linger in the background of my mind.

But I love the reminder in this quote that being fearless doesn’t mean never feeling afraid. It means choosing not to let fear have the final say.

Faith gives us another voice to listen to. Instead of focusing on the unknown, we can focus on the blessings we have today. Instead of letting fear direct our path, we can trust that God is walking beside us and guiding our steps.

What fears are you carrying right now? How might your life look different if you gave those fears to God and trusted Him a little more today?

As we place our trust in our Heavenly Father and His plan for our lives, we can move forward with faith—even when we don’t know what tomorrow holds.

Tender Mercies While We Wait

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Backstory:
Abraham and Sarah were promised a son, but the promise didn’t come quickly. There were long years of waiting — years of watching others receive what they had prayed for. When Sarah laughed at the angel’s words, I imagine it was the sound of hope stretched thin. I understand that kind of waiting. There are miracles I have prayed for that have not come in the way I expected. Some days I still wonder if they ever will. But most days I try to be grateful for what I have and the every day tender mercies that come my way.

Tender Mercies While We Wait

Abraham and Sarah waited so long for their miracle to occur,
It was probably way longer than they would prefer.
However, they had no choice but to wait
And at times their hearts bore a heavy weight.

When the angel told them they would have a son in their old age,
Their first reaction was to laugh because it seemed funny at their stage.
They were finally blessed with a son
And their long wait was done.

We sometimes have to wait for blessings to come,
Even when we feel we’ve earned more than some.
Some have to wait a long time to get married,
And their dreams of that life might feel buried.

Some people like me, have to endure years of infertility
Even though they press through that time with dignity.
Some face every day with chronic illness
And they might doubt in the stillness.

Even though we have to wait longer than we would like to
We need to seek a higher, Heavenly view.
We should notice the every day tender mercies that come our way,
So that while we wait, our emotional sky won’t seem so gray.

The Takeaway: While we wait for the miracles we once imagined, we can learn to notice the quieter ones — the strength to keep going, the peace that steadies us, the kindness that arrives at just the right time. Maybe not all miracles change our circumstances. Some simply carry us through them.