"Win Every Day!"

It was just a phrase to motivate a high school football team, but it has become more than a phrase it has become a way of life. I took the idea for the phrase from a successful Iowa high school head football coach who was shot and killed by a former football player. That phrase became what we said as a team before, during and after each practice and every game.

In August I became the head coach of the Silver Creek High School football team. This team is in its second year of playing football. One of the things I have learned coaching football for 17 years is that to be an effective coach you have to care for your players on and off the field. I felt that the phrase was one that did exactly that and it has proven to be an accurate statement.

Of course there is another reason I use the phrase...it directly ties into Jesus Christ. With Christ, no matter what the situation or circumstance we "Win Every Day!" When that concept becomes part of your thinking and actions it truly becomes a way of life. I was pleased to learn from some of the players' parents that their sons had put that phrase up in their rooms. One parent said it was to remind her son when he didn't want to take time to do his homework...if he was to "Win Every Day!" he would have to do it.

So my question to you is are you living a life where you can say "Win Every Day!" and if you are not what is stopping you from having that sort of life? If you are struggling with the concept of that phrase, then its time you ask Christ to help you out. When you do that you will discover the freedom and reward of living your life by starting everyday out with "WIN EVERY DAY!"