The definition of court
vision:
vision:
a player’s ability to
see everything on the court during play—such as where his/her
teammates and defenders are set up–which enables him/her to make
better choices in passing—the best
point guards possess this.
see everything on the court during play—such as where his/her
teammates and defenders are set up–which enables him/her to make
better choices in passing—the best
point guards possess this.
- I can not believe Christmas is only 5 days away.
It has been such a joy for Bonnie and I to see Christmas through
the eyes of our 6 month old daughter, Julia Grace. Everything
is so new to her—all the colors, lights, all the wonder and magic
of the season– and she isn’t tainted by how the world perceives
things, or defines things. God desires us to see ourselves, and the
world, in the way that He sees it. We are to be children of
God. What does it mean? First, it means that we need to
have the court vision of a child, a court vision of how our Creator
sees things. That does not mean we are to be naive! Much of
our happiness in life depends on how we think God sees us. Sadly,
many of us have a wrong idea of God’s opinion of us. We base it on
what we’ve been taught, our bad experiences in life, and many other
assumptions. We may think God is disappointed in us or that we’ll
never measure up. We may even believe God is angry with us because
try as we might, we can’t stop sinning. But if we want to know the
truth, we need to go to the source: God himself. God loves us
no matter what, God sees us as white as snow, and God places hope
in us. A few characteristics of children is that they
listen to their parents, they
copy their parents behavior, they walk
like their parents. They also talk the same and learn their
mannerisms. They bring their pains and issues and complaints and
requests to their parents. They do not behave independently from
their parents. They may run off for a bit, but then cry if they
can’t find their parents. If we will listen to God’s promises and
place those promises above any other
thing, above what we can see, above what we have experienced in our
past… then we are being like that child. God has created a
world of hope and magic and wonder. I mean, the birth story
of Christ is pretty magical to me. Why have that hope jaded
by what the world thinks?!? Julia Grace sees our world as hopeful,
sees the wonder and magic behind every bright light, every toy,
every expression our dog makes (so what if she wants everything to
go into her mouth…lol). As parents, we need to continue to
build that up in her, encourage her, and make sure she knows that
the hope she feels is real, that anything is possible with
God. She has a court vision that I want to have, a vision
that is crafted by God, and untouched by human ego or
pessimism. Yes, she’s only 6 months old, but Jesus did tell
us that to enter heaven, we are to be like a child. I too
want to possess this quality, a quality that helps me make better
choices, and help my teammates along the way.
the eyes of our 6 month old daughter, Julia Grace. Everything
is so new to her—all the colors, lights, all the wonder and magic
of the season– and she isn’t tainted by how the world perceives
things, or defines things. God desires us to see ourselves, and the
world, in the way that He sees it. We are to be children of
God. What does it mean? First, it means that we need to
have the court vision of a child, a court vision of how our Creator
sees things. That does not mean we are to be naive! Much of
our happiness in life depends on how we think God sees us. Sadly,
many of us have a wrong idea of God’s opinion of us. We base it on
what we’ve been taught, our bad experiences in life, and many other
assumptions. We may think God is disappointed in us or that we’ll
never measure up. We may even believe God is angry with us because
try as we might, we can’t stop sinning. But if we want to know the
truth, we need to go to the source: God himself. God loves us
no matter what, God sees us as white as snow, and God places hope
in us. A few characteristics of children is that they
listen to their parents, they
copy their parents behavior, they walk
like their parents. They also talk the same and learn their
mannerisms. They bring their pains and issues and complaints and
requests to their parents. They do not behave independently from
their parents. They may run off for a bit, but then cry if they
can’t find their parents. If we will listen to God’s promises and
place those promises above any other
thing, above what we can see, above what we have experienced in our
past… then we are being like that child. God has created a
world of hope and magic and wonder. I mean, the birth story
of Christ is pretty magical to me. Why have that hope jaded
by what the world thinks?!? Julia Grace sees our world as hopeful,
sees the wonder and magic behind every bright light, every toy,
every expression our dog makes (so what if she wants everything to
go into her mouth…lol). As parents, we need to continue to
build that up in her, encourage her, and make sure she knows that
the hope she feels is real, that anything is possible with
God. She has a court vision that I want to have, a vision
that is crafted by God, and untouched by human ego or
pessimism. Yes, she’s only 6 months old, but Jesus did tell
us that to enter heaven, we are to be like a child. I too
want to possess this quality, a quality that helps me make better
choices, and help my teammates along the way.
“And He
called a little child to Himself and put him in the midst of them,
And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent and become like
little children, you can never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever
will humble himself therefore and become like this little child is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew
18:2-4
called a little child to Himself and put him in the midst of them,
And said, Truly I say to you, unless you repent and become like
little children, you can never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever
will humble himself therefore and become like this little child is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew
18:2-4
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