“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”- Jesse Owens. I have a dream. That dream is to become a professional soccer player. Of the many things in my life, I value soccer highly because it is an avenue for me to learn life lessons, gives me the opportunity to live Christ out through my actions, and prepares me for college and the future.
With this in mind, being on the field with my teammates has taught me how to handle people, and learning from my coaches is similar to real life situations. Since I have been homeschooled I have not had a lot of real life experiences dealing with people. For instance, when a teammate whom I thought was a friend, got me into trouble, by lying and telling her mother that I had done something to which I did not do, I felt betrayed, and very up-set and used. It became clear to me that no matter what, I still needed to treat her kindly, with love, and work with her on the field. Being on my soccer team has taught me that even though we may not have the same beliefs, attitudes, morals or long term goals, it is in the best interest of the team for us to put those things aside and work together. Additionally, after working really hard and doing all the things I thought I was supposed to do to be picked as team caption then not to be chosen was a big blow to me mentally and my ego at that time. Thankfully, months later I realized that it was not time for me to be in that position of leadership, my coach had a reason to not pick me, and I should be doing all the right things anyways. Realizing life is not fair and I do not always get what I want even when I think I have earned it. Surprisingly, soccer is a safe place for me to learn a lot about life. Like wise, my actions are a result as to Whose I am. …show more content…
The way I act is a reflection that I am a Christ follower. About five months ago, I started listening to non-Christian music that had bad words in it and inappropriate language, and I found myself saying those words on and off the field and I had fallen into the trap of a worldly thought process. I honestly was not happy with myself because I started to fit in with my teammates instead of being an example to them. How I talk is a huge way that I show Christ. Ephesians 4:29a states “ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,” NIV I have been around teammates who say they are Christians, but they cuss and their actions do not say so. The realization that I was beginning to “fit in” and while fitting in I was not living out what Paul is instructing Christians to do. While grasping the fact that I needed to start being encouraging, and up lifting the second part of Ephesians 4:29 is a example of how that can be lived out. Ephesians 4:29b says, “but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Which means that we should speak encouraging not foul. Additionally, how I act by sportsmanship and while relating to others is a good way for me to live Christ out in my actions. Finally, how I develop and learn now will follow me into the future and playing soccer helps me do so. Habits and strategies that develop mental preparedness, people skills that are learned through team bonding and unity will be useful throughout my life. Being homeschooled has benefited me in many ways. For example, I am able to be with my mom everyday and have that close relationship with her. It has also provided a few obstacles. For instance, it is more challenging to make friends, and not only because of the obvious reason of being at home instead of school, but my parents have taught me to think differently about modesty, money, social media and others. For this reason, girls my age may not understand these views and so they think I am weird in a bad way. It is because of this I have to not let
With this in mind, being on the field with my teammates has taught me how to handle people, and learning from my coaches is similar to real life situations. Since I have been homeschooled I have not had a lot of real life experiences dealing with people. For instance, when a teammate whom I thought was a friend, got me into trouble, by lying and telling her mother that I had done something to which I did not do, I felt betrayed, and very up-set and used. It became clear to me that no matter what, I still needed to treat her kindly, with love, and work with her on the field. Being on my soccer team has taught me that even though we may not have the same beliefs, attitudes, morals or long term goals, it is in the best interest of the team for us to put those things aside and work together. Additionally, after working really hard and doing all the things I thought I was supposed to do to be picked as team caption then not to be chosen was a big blow to me mentally and my ego at that time. Thankfully, months later I realized that it was not time for me to be in that position of leadership, my coach had a reason to not pick me, and I should be doing all the right things anyways. Realizing life is not fair and I do not always get what I want even when I think I have earned it. Surprisingly, soccer is a safe place for me to learn a lot about life. Like wise, my actions are a result as to Whose I am. …show more content…
The way I act is a reflection that I am a Christ follower. About five months ago, I started listening to non-Christian music that had bad words in it and inappropriate language, and I found myself saying those words on and off the field and I had fallen into the trap of a worldly thought process. I honestly was not happy with myself because I started to fit in with my teammates instead of being an example to them. How I talk is a huge way that I show Christ. Ephesians 4:29a states “ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,” NIV I have been around teammates who say they are Christians, but they cuss and their actions do not say so. The realization that I was beginning to “fit in” and while fitting in I was not living out what Paul is instructing Christians to do. While grasping the fact that I needed to start being encouraging, and up lifting the second part of Ephesians 4:29 is a example of how that can be lived out. Ephesians 4:29b says, “but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Which means that we should speak encouraging not foul. Additionally, how I act by sportsmanship and while relating to others is a good way for me to live Christ out in my actions. Finally, how I develop and learn now will follow me into the future and playing soccer helps me do so. Habits and strategies that develop mental preparedness, people skills that are learned through team bonding and unity will be useful throughout my life. Being homeschooled has benefited me in many ways. For example, I am able to be with my mom everyday and have that close relationship with her. It has also provided a few obstacles. For instance, it is more challenging to make friends, and not only because of the obvious reason of being at home instead of school, but my parents have taught me to think differently about modesty, money, social media and others. For this reason, girls my age may not understand these views and so they think I am weird in a bad way. It is because of this I have to not let