1. The
one you serve to is the one who decides what is permissible and what is not. In junior high and high school tennis
there are no officials. The one you
serve too determines if the ball is in or out.
Just like in life, who you serve determines your belief about what is
right and what is wrong. If you are
serving to the world and bowing down to its standards more things are
permissible and are “in” for you to do.
But if you are serving God then the calls are made tighter and the
things that are riding the line are called “out” for your benefit.
2. Love - In Tennis everyone starts out 0-0 which 0 in
tennis is called “Love”. We all start
out with love but the score changes with the serve. In life we also start out with love in this
world but unforgiveness, hardness of
heart, and the circumstances we are served
can take our love away but our love can also grow through service to others, forgiveness, and a heart for God. With each moment you either serve God or the
world with your love
3. Serving
and Being Served - In
tennis to be successful you have to know how to serve and how to return the
serve. In life, you have to know how to
serve God and how to serve those around you but you also have to know how to
accept others service. I know a lot of
people who are incredible at serving others but when others try to help them by
returning the favor they become uncomfortable with it. We have to learn how to serve others and how
to accept the blessings of others serving us.
4. . You
can lose some battles but still win the war. In tennis you can be down 0-5 in a set and
rally back to win but to do that you have to let go of your mistakes and keep a
positive attitude that you can do this.
Just like in life, you will make mistakes but you can’t let your
mistakes negatively impact your present or your future. You have to shake it off and keep battling
back to win in life. If you are a christian you know ultimate victory comes when you reach Heaven! You'll lose some battles here but you will ultimately find victory!
5. Tennis
Etiquette - It’s customary for
fans and coaches to be quiet through a match.
While a player is serving and throughout the point it is so quiet. Tennis demonstrates how important having
quiet times are in life. Times where you
only hear your own thoughts. Times when
if one person is talking to you that you clearly can hear them without any
outside noise. Tennis demonstrates how
to keep boundaries in place in order to keep things calm and quiet. In life taking the time to be quiet so that
you can clearly hear from Him is of the utmost importance.
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