You Can’t Teach Tall

You Can’t Teach Tall

He’s six foot five at fourteen years of age. He is a great kid, a smart kid, and a talented athlete. He swims for a regional club here in Houston and plays for the parks-and-recreation basketball team I coach.

The problem, though, is that Daniel doesn’t yet realize his size. We have him in the middle because he is tall and can dominate the boards, but that only happens when he wants it to. His instincts tell him to take his game outside, but at this point, because of his size, he will have the most success if he stays in the post and learns to bang it out down low. Part of his problem is that he doesn’t yet know how tall he really is and how his height can help him dominate the middle. I tell him at every practice, “Daniel, realize your size. Understand how God made you, and maximize that.”

That’s good counsel for our everyday lives, isn’t it? When we realize how we have been created by God, and the way he has gifted us, we can play to our potential.

First Peter 4:10 states, “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” We still need to work on our weaknesses, but we also need to maximize our strengths. What gifts has God given you so that you can serve others? What is it that only you can bring to the team you are on? Stand up in that, because you can’t teach tall!

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.

1 Peter 4:10