Game Face

The lacrosse game was heading in the wrong direction fast. As a goalie, I was frustrated that our defense had allowed three quick goals in a short period of time. Our coach pulled me aside and said, “Wipe that look off your face! If your teammates see or think that you, as our leader, doubt for one second that we can’t win this game, they will be discouraged and give up.” I obviously had lost my “game face.”

Although circumstances continually change, we need to have resolve like Isaiah and make our faces like flint or stone. Today, we wouldn’t say “get your flint face on” but rather “put your game face on.” As competitors, we know what it means to have a game face. However, do we know what it means to put on our game face when it comes to our spiritual lives?

As followers of Christ, our spiritual game face doesn’t come from our own resolve, perseverance or tenacity. Instead, our game face comes from putting our trust in God.

We don’t know what tomorrow may bring, but as Christians, our countenance and demeanor should be unwavering, because we trust the promises of God’s Word.