Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

#132,852
#132,852
Happy Saturday

Scripture — Gospel of Luke 10:41–42 (NIV)
“‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’”

Reflection
This moment isn’t about work versus rest. It’s about orientation.
Martha is doing something good—serving, preparing, carrying responsibility. There’s no criticism of the task itself. The weight comes from what’s happening inside the task:
“worried and upset about many things.”
It’s a scattered interior.
Pulled in multiple directions.

Doing the right thing, but without steadiness.
Mary, by contrast, isn’t necessarily doing less. She’s doing something prior. She’s positioning herself—sitting, listening, anchoring.
“Only one thing is needed.”

There are always many demands.
There are rarely many essentials.
Jesus isn’t removing responsibility. He’s reordering it.

You don’t eliminate the work.
You establish the center first—then work from it.
What Mary chose “will not be taken away.” That’s the part worth noticing. Most of what we spend energy on is temporary—necessary, but temporary. The interior posture we build with God is the only thing that actually endures through everything else.

So the question underneath this passage is quiet but direct:
What are you building that will still be there when the moment passes?

Prayer
Lord,
You see the many things that pull at my attention and responsibility.
Where I am stretched thin internally, bring focus.
Where I am doing the right things without the right center, re-anchor me.
Teach me to choose what is better—not by abandoning responsibility, but by grounding it in Your presence.
Let my work flow from steadiness, not from pressure.
Give me clarity to recognize what truly lasts, and discipline to choose it.
Amen.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Glitch, 3rdDegreeVol, Orangeredblooded and 22 others
#132,861
#132,861
UTSuave’ said:
Honestly don’t know what it is but this pitching coach just doesn’t have the feel frank had!…frank knew when to pull and he also knew when a mound visit was needed..he was just very in tune with his players mechanics.only time I ever seen him mess up is when he brought rocker in that cost us a world series run..i didn’t like bringing a freshman in there under those circumstances..beyond that dude was a guru.
Click to expand...

This board used to criticize pitching all the time 😂 including decisions on when to go get guys and when to leave them in.

But I agree Frank was the man. Not sure everyone appreciated how fortunate we were to have him on staff. He was great!

Also, who is Rocker?
 
  • Like
Reactions: A.Vol70, Brillovol, HeadVol77 and 2 others
#132,863
#132,863
Jackcrevol said:
There's always the possibility a team gets better week to week. Think we swung and missed in offensive evals (not ironically).

I'm more bullish than others on the pitching. Think its kept us in most all these games, 75th inning of Andy game aside.

Edit: As I type this Hubbs kicks my argument down on the PC. Goodness,
Click to expand...
Yeah those numbers from the 7th inning on are.... Not good.😣
 
#132,865
#132,865
peaygolf said:
Happy to hear that. Take care of yourself......🤘🤘
Prayers.........

I'm having my 2nd heart ablation in 2 weeks...... sucks getting old.👹
Click to expand...
You made out better than I did, I had my Heart Cath yesterday And they could not fix what they found, now going to have Open Heart Bypass surgery next week. 😢
 
  • Like
Reactions: Rocky_Top_Vol13, JacketVol, WesTnVol and 16 others
#132,867
#132,867
@peaygolf

I developed aFib in my mid to late 30s. It was very infrequent, maybe 1-2 times a year. At the time I didn't know what was going on. Typically, I would wake up in the middle of the night with a racing heart. I went the doctor but he could never diagnose it without me experiencing it while he was present. He advised that I should go to the doctor or emergency room whenever i was experiencing symptoms.

This went on for about 10 years. My wife and I joked that the best way to get it to stop was to drive through the parking lot of the hospital.

Finally I was able to get to my doctor while it was out of rhythm. Next thing I know, I'm in the back of an ambulance headed to UT hospital. I was officially diagnosed with Afib. This was around 2006 and ablations for afib werent really a thing. I was put on two meds and a aspirin.

As time went on, I gained 20-30lbs. The doctor said it wasn't the meds but I'm not sure what else would have caused my weight gain, as it had been stable for years. In response he asked if I ever had a sleep study. I said no, and he said I had sleep apnea written all over me.

He sent me to a sleep doctor where I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea with 59 stop breathing episodes in an hour. My cardiologist explained that studies had revealed sleep apnea is a major contributor to afib.

Sleep doctor put me on a cpap to which I didn’t tolerate it very well for various reasons. Sleep doctor sent me to an ENT where she worked on my sinuses and I eventually had my tonsils removed in 2010. These procedures cleared up my sleep apnea. In time my afib completely went away. I experience zero sleep apnea now and are totally off all meds.

Have you ever been tested for sleep apnea?
 
  • Like
Reactions: bluegrasser, DD4ME, Sandman Vol and 16 others
#132,869
#132,869
MarcoVol said:
This board used to criticize pitching all the time 😂 including decisions on when to go get guys and when to leave them in.

But I agree Frank was the man. Not sure everyone appreciated how fortunate we were to have him on staff. He was great!

Also, who is Rocker?
Click to expand...
Kumar Rocker👀👀👀

John Rocker
 
  • Like
Reactions: MarcoVol
#132,873
#132,873
InVOLuntary said:
@peaygolf

I developed aFib in my mid to late 30s. It was very infrequent, maybe 1-2 times a year. At the time I didn't know what was going on. Typically, I would wake up in the middle of the night with a racing heart. I went the doctor but he could never diagnose it without me experiencing it while he was present. He advised that I should go to the doctor or emergency room whenever i was experiencing symptoms.

This went on for about 10 years. My wife and I joked that the best way to get it to stop was to drive through the parking lot of the hospital.

Finally I was able to get to my doctor while it was out of rhythm. Next thing I know, I'm in the back of an ambulance headed to UT hospital. I was officially diagnosed with Afib. This was around 2006 and ablations for afib werent really a thing. I was put on two meds and a aspirin.

As time went on, I gained 20-30lbs. The doctor said it wasn't the meds but I'm not sure what else would have caused my weight gain, as it had been stable for years. In response he asked if I ever had a sleep study. I said no, and he said I had sleep apnea written all over me.

He sent me to a sleep doctor where I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea with 59 stop breathing episodes in an hour. My cardiologist explained that studies had revealed sleep apnea is a major contributor to afib.

Sleep doctor put me on a cpap to which I didn’t tolerate it very well for various reasons. Sleep doctor sent me to an ENT where she worked on my sinuses and I eventually had my tonsils removed in 2010. These procedures cleared up my sleep apnea. In time my afib completely went away. I experience zero sleep apnea now and are totally off all meds.

Have you ever been tested for sleep apnea?
Click to expand...
I have not. Interesting.......
I collapsed twice about a month ago and wore a monitor for a week or so......
 
  • Like
Reactions: WesTnVol, barrylee, DD4ME and 6 others
New Posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

Advertisement



Back
Top