What To Do When You're Not Getting Playing Time

When you're not getting playing time, it's very easy to get down on yourself and start feeling self shame and self doubt. It's normal to feel that way. But let the truth be known, Basketball's just a game, It's not life.

In reality, you as a person are more than a basketball player. So, if for some reason you've worked hard, you've given it your very best and your best isn't good enough, take it in stride and remember that self worth is derived from working hard. But never stop working hard because things aren't going your way. Success in life still awaits you.

Through "The School of Hard Knocks" we fall down but we get back up again (with a smile).  We live, we learn, we grow, we persevere, we suffer, we're humiliated and we're tested. But in the end, we're strengthened for life's journey that surely awaits us.

So, regardless of whether you play or not or if you get the reward that you were hoping to receive (playing time) for the time and work that you in your game; hold on and don't quit because God's will for your life is ultimately what's most important. And remember, man doesn't have the power to control nor stop what God has destined for your life.

But let the truth be known, God sometimes allow his children to go through the "The Fire" or "The School of Hard Knocks" to strengthen them. So, be strong when you're being tested because weakness has no place in sports nor in life.

Helpful Bible Scripture:
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
 Therefore, continue to be a good teammate, train daily as if you're a starter, give life your best at all times, start recognizing an tapping into the other gifts that God has bestowed upon you while hoping for the best in the game.  Smile and be that awesome person and teammate who holds his/her head up high and who cheers for the team without malice. Be a constant encourager to others. Now by all means don't give up nor give in, keep working and believing in yourself.


 And remember, Basketball's just game, it's not life.

Enjoy The Ride!