COACH Toby Schwarz - Daily Coaches Prayer

COACH Toby Schwarz

Pro Choice?!

11/13/2025

“A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.” John 10:10

"Comparison is the Thief of Joy" Theodore Roosevelt. So is Envy and Jealousy and Judgement and Hatred. If those are the thief of joy, what brings joy? Joy is a choice. Choose gratitude! Choose self-acceptance! Choose kindness! Choose contentment! Choose Jesus!!!!!

Lord, I choose You over those things that take from me, because You always give to me!

CHECK ME OUT!!

11/12/2025

“Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24

In this day and age, they say "if there isn't a picture, it didn't happen". This plays into the centuries old problem that "we are all selfish and we want to be seen when we do anything that is good". The "Check me out" mindset is real. Unfortunately, we should have more of a "Check God out" mindset.

Lord, help me to be more concerned about You getting credit than doing things so I get credit.

In Dependence!

11/11/2025

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17

We have been given FREEDOM BY God. Freedom to make our own choices. A huge blessing. We have not been given INDEPENDENCE FROM God. We are dependent on God and will never reach our full potential on our own. We will always be dependent on God.

Lord, help me to avoid the temptation to overvalue my own independence and help me to understand the true meaning of the freedom that You provide and the gift and responsibility that it is.

People Pleaser!!

11/10/2025

“For am I now trying to persuade people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10

I have never found a "people pleaser" that is happy. Pleasing people is never successful. People are too selfish to care what you think or do for them. Pleasing people not only doesn't please them, it rarely pleases you. No one wins!

Lord, help me to be a God pleaser!

It Will Take Longer!!!

11/7/2025

“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58

Studies have shown that due to technological advancements, from automobiles to cell phones to AI, each generation loses the ability to tolerate the fact that HARD WORK OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME PAYS OFF. Each generation tends to "over-estimate the value of the short term/immediate satisfaction and highly underestimate the value of long term investment". "Giving up", "Quitting", "Quick fix solutions" and demotivation/depression are all increasing each generation because technology gives the false sense that anything that takes "too much time" and effort is a waste of time and energy.

Lord, life experience, history and YOU all prove that anything work having takes time and effort and persistence so please help me to stay committed when things appear too hard or long to continue to pursue.

You Are a Shi*!!!!!

11/6/2025

“And consider ships: Though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.” James 3:4

We are all ships! Tossed by the sea of life. We can either allow the waves to make us sick and the wind to blow us all over the place from one direction to the next ... OR we can grab the rudder and steer ourselves in the right direction. God has given us choice and freedom and control. We are not simply reactionary beings. We have brains and are able to decide what we say and do and think.

Lord, thank You for giving me direction and for equipping me for the storms of life.

Mercy ME!

11/5/2025

“Because of His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” 1 Peter 1:3b

Mercy is "compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm." God had the power to punish and harm but chooses not to. So it is obvious to focus on God's mercy, as we should. However, often times, we don't show mercy to others and most importantly, we don't show mercy to ourselves.

Lord, thank You for the Mercy that You show and please help me to show it to others and also be willing to show Mercy to myself.

Correction and Criticism!

11/4/2025

“The one who follows instruction is on the path to life, but the one who rejects correction goes astray.” Proverbs 10:17

Criticism is not necessarily corrective and correction is not criticism. Criticism involves pointing out the flaws in something. Food critics will criticize food. Movie critics will criticize movies. Criticism is simply the expression or acknowledgement of something that someone did wrong or you disagree with. People often try to justify criticism by labeling it "constructive criticism". Criticism is only constructive if someone receiving it finds it constructive, which 99.9% of the time they do not. The only one who feels it is constructive is the criticizer ... so STOP DOING IT. Correction, on the other hand, involves an extra step that criticism doesn't. Correction gives instruction on HOW TO FIX THE FLAW OR MISTAKE. In other words, don't just point out others flaws and mistakes. Show love and caring by taking time to help them fix them.

Lord, thank You that You don't simply criticize me but You take the time to correct me!

I Want Candy!!!

11/3/2025

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33

We don't let little kids do the following ... choose what they will eat or they would eat candy and drink soda for every meal. We don't let them drive automobiles, drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, join the army, or vote. We don't let them get married (or shouldn't let them). We don't let them stay out late at night without telling us where they are (or shouldn't let them). We discourage them from getting a tattoo of their 2nd grade crushes name on their lower back. We basically help kids realize that what the WANT is not what the NEED. Or at least, what they want is not always what is best.

Lord, help me to not act like a child and help me to seek the things that you want for me ... so my teeth don't fall out or something worse.

TEAM Sport!

10/30/2025

“Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.” 1 Colossians 4:5-6

Read the Bible for any period of time, and you will quickly notice that the majority of it is not about "how should I live" but more about "how should I live with other". God created us to have relationship with us and for us to have relationship with Him. God created others for us to have relationship with and for them to have relationship with us. And through those relationships with others, we can better understand our relationship with God. If we don't learn how to relate to those around us, how will we ever learn how to relate to God. Relationship is a SKILL. Get out of your house, interact with others, help others, be with others. That is how life is supposed to be. It is not an individual/solitary experience. It is a TEAM sport.

Lord, as much as I may enjoy being alone, I am not meant to be, so help me to see people as a necessity and not an inconvenience.