Learning From Watching Film

Learning from Watching Film

One of the most revolutionary experiences for our peewee football league was the season we subscribed to Hudl, the online platform for watching practice and game film. As a coach, it cut my preparation in half because I was able to slow things down, view our successes and failures, and come to practice ready to make corrections and insert the game plan.

To grow in wisdom and insight, you don’t need to subscribe to Hudl. No, you need to simply look around. Some of the greatest lessons you will learn come from watching the wise, older men in your midst. Find the one or two who exemplify who and what you want to be.

Chester Arnold was one of those men in our congregation. Chester was a deacon emeritus in our church. At ninety-five years of age, he went to be with the Lord. He had a servant’s heart, he was joyful, and he was faithful to the end. His love, work, and devotion to the Lord and the church were immeasurable. When Chester was in his late seventies, we spent a week in Clarksdale, Mississippi, doing mission work in some of the more impoverished areas. Chester was such a short but strong man, and he outworked all of us. It was a joy to hear about Chester’s service to our military, the way he met and married his wife, and the way he worked many years as an electrician.

Proverbs 16:31 states, “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.” Take some time to get to know some of the elderly in your midst. These men can and will give you their wisdom if you watch and study their lives.

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.

Proverbs 16:31