Lessons Learned at Volleyball Practice...Lesson 2

I thought when I signed my youngest daughter up to play volleyball with our local home school team that the practice times would be for her learning, not mine! I never imagined God would use the time there to teach me some valuable life lessons!

Lesson #2 - "If You Move Your Feet Commit"

Another phrase I often hear the coaches say during volleyball practice is "move your feet, commit". Ok, so maybe it's just me but these phrases just stick in my head and begin to connect to my spiritual walk. So here goes....

So what does it look like to "move your feet - commit" in your spiritual walk? It looks like serving. Whatever spiritual gifts God has given you, it is your responsibility to develop the gift within you. Ask God where He wants you to "move your feet", then move in that direction and commit and follow through.

As I have watched the girls during volleyball practice there are times when they know they have a good shot at returning the ball, so they move their feet, call out "mine" and follow through with the return. Then there are other times when they are not so sure, but they move their feet, whisper a weak "mine", hesitate to follow through and the other team gets the point.

It's the same way in our commitment to use our spiritual gifts. Sometimes we "know" we have a good shot (with Christ's help) and so we step out in confident faith to use our spiritual gift and the "return" is great! Then there are those times when we step out in wavering faith, hesitant and reluctant, knowing we are called to take the shot but not sure how it will end up. That's why it's called stepping out in "faith". God just wants us to listen to His coaching, practice what we have learned, shape and sharpen the gifts within us and then "move our feet - commit".