Daily Bread: Spoiled Or Surrendered? A Heart Check In Hard Moments

😇 Shalom to all.
God’s word today:

Shaquille O’Neal (“Shaq”) is one of the most dominant NBA players in history. He told a story during his early career where he struggled to handle the spotlight. A moment becomes a life lesson that would stay with him forever.

After a rough game during his rookie season, Shaq felt very overwhelmed, began complaining of the situation. His stepfather, the late Army drill sergeant Phillip Harrison, wasn’t having it. He called his son and told him to come home immediately. “Be here tomorrow at 0500 a.m.,” Harrison instructed. “Yes, sir,” Shaq replied.

Shaq showed up on time the next morning, and they drove in silence. As they drove under a bridge, they saw a homeless family sleeping in a tent. They waited in the car, silently, for more than an hour as the family slowly woke up — first the man, then his wife, and finally two young children.

His dad said, ‘What happened to the game yesterday?’
Shaq answered, ‘Man, I don’t know. I let the pressure get to me.’” Harrison then gave it to him straight (pointing to the homeless family): “That’s pressure. Pressure is when you don’t know when your next meal is coming from.” His dad continued saying, “I’m tired of you spoiled, rich athletes making all this money who don’t perform at the level that you’re supposed to perform to, blaming it on pressure.”

Do we complain about the situation of life or choose to trust God and to keep the attitude of thanksgiving to Him.

“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
‭‭(1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

Bless you
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