COACH Toby Schwarz - Daily Coaches Prayer

COACH Toby Schwarz

First Things First!

1/20/2025

“My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.” James 1:19

Plot Twist ... FIRST listen! MAYBE speak! And after all of that, if you really must, you can POSSIBLY get angry.

Lord, please give me the self-control and wisdom to make anger the last possible step, instead of the first reaction or response, or unfortunately the only reaction and response.

Who Am I??!!

1/17/2025

“But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name.” John 1:12

I am an athlete, student, sibling, kid, boss, coach, parent, supervisor, teacher, architect, salesperson, astronaut ... or I am a child of God. Of all of those options, if I could only pick one, I would pick the last one. Of all of those options, my identity should be in the last one.

Lord, thank You that I am able to do a lot of different things and have a lot of roles but only one thing matters and that is who I am.

Simple Reminder!!!

1/16/2025

“Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place.” Psalm 43:3

We all need reminders. We all need to be reminded that God is always there for us. We also need to be reminded that we have two important roles in this life changing relationship. First, we must ask, or at least be aware that God is there for us. Second, we must follow what He says.

Lord, send Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, to Your dwelling place.

Peace Act!

1/15/2025

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9

Negative Action: Causing strive and conflict and problems for and with others.
Neutral Action: Not causing strife and conflict and problems for and with others.
Blessed Action: Actually taking time to not only avoid causing issues but being intentional in creating peace and even love for and with others.

Lord, it is too easy to cause problems but it is really hard to solve problems so I need Your help.

sIMMER dOWN!!

1/14/2025

“A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath." Proverbs 15:1

A pot on simmer will stay warm. A pot on boil too long will boil over, and make a mess and even distinguish the flame. Remaining calm and in control and "on simmer" will more likely elicit the response/result that we want than "boiling over" with anger.

Lord, help me to be more patient and less "hot headed".

God Always Knows ...

1/13/2025

“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.” Proverbs 10:9

and Mom will always find out, too!

Lord, doing what is right is always a good idea, and even a better idea when the consequences are certain, one way or another.

Where Do I Go?!

1/10/2025

“I will instruct you and show you the way to go; with my eye on you, I will give counsel.”
Psalm 32:8

We don't need to be in forest to be lost. We all find ourselves lost now and then. God is the best guide we could ever want.

Lord, help me to realize that You are eager to help me, whether I am lost or simply uncertain.

Only Two?!

1/9/2025

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31

So let me get this straight. Most important is to love God? Ok, I get that. Pretty basic idea. Next, I need to love everyone else around me? That doesn't seem possible nor logical but ok, I will give that a shot. But that is it? Two things? Nothing else? I thought there was 10 commandments? Maybe this is the "abridged version". I will check that out. Regardless, even if there are only two ... love the Lord and Love others, it begs the question ... WHAT ABOUT ME!!!!!

Lord, thanks for the guidance and for the reminder that the two greatest priorities in life are not Me and Myself!

Good Friends Are a Good Investment!

1/8/2025

“I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer.” Philippians 1:3-4

When we invest in the stock market, if it is a good stock, our money increases and we often will put more money into that investment. When the stock declines, we lose money and often take our money out to cut our losses. Friends are often the same way. When we invest in a friendship and that friend doesn't return on our investment, it creates issues and sometimes we need to cut our losses. Similarly, when we aren't a good friend and fail to return on their investment, the friend may cut their losses and no longer invest in us.

Lord, help me to be a good friend and help me to pick good friends.

I Don't Do that!

1/7/2025

“Not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.” 1 Peter 3:9

Most people avoid conflict. Therefore, most people don't insult people to their face, either provoked or unprovoked. So it is easy to read this verse and say, "I don't do that". However, the truth is we may not "pay evil" or "insult" directly to someone, but we are worse by doing it behind their back and to our "friends" so that they don't have a chance to respond.

Lord, help me to see when I fail so that I may be better, and help me to show grace and love when others show disrespect and anger.