This thread isn’t about Coach Harsin or NIL or recruiting. Those things are definitely important but this is about something different.
I have an employee who is battling cancer. He’s had surgery and they think they have it all but they are still running tests on lymph nodes and you just never know. I was headed back from Atlanta and was praying for him when I heard Stewart Scott’s speech from the ESPYS right before he died. He said two things that have stayed with me since he said them and yesterday I was amazed by God’s timing that I was reminded of them while praying for a friend who’s fighting that same battle.
First he commented on the nature of the fight:
"When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live."
That is a beautiful perspective on the fight.
Then he commented on the riggers of the fight itself:
"when you're too tired to fight, rest and let someone else fight for you."
This particular part was a challenge to me. It changed the nature of my prayers. I prayed that God would cause me to be the guy that steps in and fights for those who are too tired to fight. I want to be that for my friend. I also want to be a wise enough man to understand when I need someone to fight for me.
There is a story in the Bible of Moses during a time where Joshua led the Israelites into battle against the Amalekites. During the battle, as long as Moses held his hands up, the Israelites would prevail. When Moses arms grew tired, Aaron and Hur would come along side him and hold his arms up for him.
We can all learn two lessons from this and from Stewart Scott’s comments.
1. We all need an Aaron and a Hur in our lives.
2. We all need to be an Aaron or a Hur to someone else. Even the strongest among us, (Moses was a Boss) need help.
We have no idea what people are going through. I was reminded of that today with @Mikecb22 post about his mom. I’m reminded of it by my employee and friend. To paraphrase Stewart Scott, we win or lose by the way we live and love and make an impact.
This post has been incredibly self indulgent and I apologize for that. I know it’s long and I apologize for that. The thing I haven’t mentioned is we have a ton going on in our family right now and huge changes are happening to us. They don’t involve life threatening illness but none the less, it’s hard and I’m struggling. I have some friends (my Aaron and Hur) who are helping me hold my arms up right now and I’m thankful for that. If you need some help, let some one know. I encourage you to find who can be that for you and also the person or people for whom you can be that.
May God bless you guys and gals and War Eagle.
BTW, I love this place.
I have an employee who is battling cancer. He’s had surgery and they think they have it all but they are still running tests on lymph nodes and you just never know. I was headed back from Atlanta and was praying for him when I heard Stewart Scott’s speech from the ESPYS right before he died. He said two things that have stayed with me since he said them and yesterday I was amazed by God’s timing that I was reminded of them while praying for a friend who’s fighting that same battle.
First he commented on the nature of the fight:
"When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live."
That is a beautiful perspective on the fight.
Then he commented on the riggers of the fight itself:
"when you're too tired to fight, rest and let someone else fight for you."
This particular part was a challenge to me. It changed the nature of my prayers. I prayed that God would cause me to be the guy that steps in and fights for those who are too tired to fight. I want to be that for my friend. I also want to be a wise enough man to understand when I need someone to fight for me.
There is a story in the Bible of Moses during a time where Joshua led the Israelites into battle against the Amalekites. During the battle, as long as Moses held his hands up, the Israelites would prevail. When Moses arms grew tired, Aaron and Hur would come along side him and hold his arms up for him.
We can all learn two lessons from this and from Stewart Scott’s comments.
1. We all need an Aaron and a Hur in our lives.
2. We all need to be an Aaron or a Hur to someone else. Even the strongest among us, (Moses was a Boss) need help.
We have no idea what people are going through. I was reminded of that today with @Mikecb22 post about his mom. I’m reminded of it by my employee and friend. To paraphrase Stewart Scott, we win or lose by the way we live and love and make an impact.
This post has been incredibly self indulgent and I apologize for that. I know it’s long and I apologize for that. The thing I haven’t mentioned is we have a ton going on in our family right now and huge changes are happening to us. They don’t involve life threatening illness but none the less, it’s hard and I’m struggling. I have some friends (my Aaron and Hur) who are helping me hold my arms up right now and I’m thankful for that. If you need some help, let some one know. I encourage you to find who can be that for you and also the person or people for whom you can be that.
May God bless you guys and gals and War Eagle.
BTW, I love this place.
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