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Game #1 - Gratitude (Philippians 4:6-7) · The Pre-Game Prayer

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  Good morning everybody, and welcome back to the
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  pregame prayer. As we get started and prepare
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  for games this weekend, it's time for us to have
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  kind of our thought, our mindset that's gonna
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  help us be successful, not only on the field
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  this weekend, but also in life. Today's rest
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  we're gonna come from is Philippians 4, 6, and
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  7. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every
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  situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
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  present your requests to God. And the peace of
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  God which transcends all understanding will guard
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  your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Recently
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  it was recommended to me that I read a book called
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  The Anxiety Generation. I have not picked it
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  up yet, but I'm looking forward to it. In it
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  the author discusses how this generation has
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  more anxiety and more depression than previous
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  generations because of the thief of comparison.
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  You see comparison is always going to be the
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  thief of joy. But perspective is the opposite
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  of comparison. So let's get a little perspective.
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  Let's remember that we get to play this weekend.
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  Let's remember that we get to wake up and go
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  to early morning practice. We get to practice
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  in the heat. We get to put our uniform on. We
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  get to play. Because as we get ready for week
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  one here in Texas high school football, let's
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  not forget that there are others who are not
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  getting ready for this week. They were injured
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  in fall camp. They had to get a job to support
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  their family because of the catastrophic illness.
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  These things happen. Perspective is the way to
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  beat that. And then when you have that perspective,
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  you fill your heart with gratitude that you are
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  able to do these things because when you fill
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  your heart with gratitude, there's no room for
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  anxiety. When you fill your heart with gratitude,
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  there's no room for negativity. When you fill
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  your heart with gratitude, you understand that
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  every moment you've been given has been given
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  by the grace of God. So if we authentically live
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  in a world of gratitude where we're not afraid
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  to say thank you And we're not afraid to say
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  thank you to the people that mean something to
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  us Maybe if we say thank you to coaches after
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  practices we say thank you to our parents for
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  coming to our games I don't know. Here's a crazy
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  one. Maybe say thank you to an official See whether
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  you're a scout team player whether you're a senior
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  that probably won't play another snap all season
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  Maybe a special teams rep here there when you're
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  up by 40 or down by 40 you still get to play
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  this game. So think about it. If I can fill my
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  heart with gratitude, then it will never be about
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  anything but what I can be to be my best. And
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  I can bring those petitions to the Lord and my
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  anxiety about this season, my fears about the
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  season, my doubts about myself all go away because
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  we've learned to be grateful for everything that
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  we do have. That's my keeping it trill for you
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  today. Before we get to that second part, guys,
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  I want to let you know if you have something
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  that you're struggling with. If you have something,
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  maybe a topic that you'd like to hear my take
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  on, don't be afraid to shoot me an email at hutch
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  @nextplayadvantage .com. I look forward to
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  reading it and I look forward to trying to find
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  a way to help you. Now let's bring it in team.
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  Everybody pray. Pray in your own way. Pray not
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  to win. God willing we shall. Pray that no one
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  gets hurt on either football team. Pray to give
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  100 % of your heart, your soul, your body, and
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  your mind. You thank God that you are able to
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  play this game. Just like I'll thank God that
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  I'm able to coach it. Good luck. God bless. I
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  love you guys. Amen.