Definition: endure without giving way or yielding.
When thinking about the meaning of Sustain,
I really thought of it as “status quo”.
But, when you look at the definition, it’s really progressing forward
without giving up or falling back under pressure.
Over the past few weeks, we have
looked into the life of people going through Navy Seal training. How important do you think it is for a Navy
Seal to press forward without giving up or not to fall back under pressure?
What does it take to sustain…..
--Preparation
--Support
--Meditation
Preparation is key and proper
preparation is vital to sustain. Support
from our crew, family, and friends sustains us through good and bad times. What
do we meditate on…those things we have done to get us to where we are
today. It may be positive things or
those struggles we had. The focus should
be on how we learned and adjusted to get better. In the case of David, he faced many trials
and threats, but his focus was on how the Lord sustained him.
1
Samuel 17:37: And David said, “The Lord
who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will
deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and
may the Lord be with you.”
David faced
many trials, but he was sustained through them by the power of the Lord. In 1 Samuel 17:37, David reflects/meditates
on being delivered from the Lion’s Den and certain death. This gives him confidence to face Goliath.
In
officiating, how we transition/move on week to week is critical to our
individual and crew performance. Our
preparation, support from crewmates, and
mediation on past performance can help to sustain us week to week. We don’t give in or yield to what we’ve done
right or what we’ve done wrong. We move
forward without giving in to pressure.
We must never stop working at what we love to do………
“Confidence is the most important single factor
in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one
way to obtain and sustain it: work.” Jack Nicklaus
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