The Struggle
Seeing the victory in the struggle rather than just after.
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When my daughter was in 8th grade, she was part of a basketball team that had an undefeated season and ultimately finished 6th in the National 8th Grade Tournament.
They did this despite the significant handicap of having me as a coach.
In the semi-final game of the state tournament, they trailed their opponent by 11 points in the 3rd quarter.
The other team was bigger and stronger, and our girls seemed destined to finally lose their first game.
They would instead rally to take the lead with less than a minute in the game and then with only seconds to go make a steal to seal a one-point victory.
As we left the court I said to my daughter, "That was a great game." She looked me in the eye and said, "Oh yeah, those games are great...after they're over...and you've WON!"
It was not great going through it. Most struggle is like that.
Only after it's over and you've won can you look back and see all the good in the situation or understand the value of the result.
I'm trying to believe it before I see it these days, during the struggle rather than just after.
Trying to realize there will be that moment when the game is over, and I have miraculously won.
Are you in the struggle or celebrating victory?
