There are circumstances in life when you find yourself in a no win situation. In other words, you’ve damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Whether its being honest in a world lacking integrity or telling a customer the truth before they purchase an item, its impossible to please everyone. Thus, sometimes you gotta do what you’ve gotta do.
In the film Remember the Titans, based upon the true story of desegregation within Virginia High Schools during the 1970’s, Coach Bill Yoast finds himself in one of these predicaments. Told by 2 board members of the Virginia Football Hall of Fame, all he had to do was go along with the fix, accept losing the Regional final football game and he would earn the votes necessary to achieve this honor. As the officials threw flag after flag to insure the Titans would not be victorious, Coach Yoast couldn’t bear to see an undefeated season go down in smoke without intervening.
As the world welcomes 2014 on Wednesday, it won’t be long til you face a similar dilemma. When placed into a corner, what will you do? Are you going to please others like Galatians 1:10 suggests or will you do what’s right in God’s eyes? Whatever choice you make, may the example of Coach Yoast serve as inspiration to put a hall of fame career on hold by doing the honorable thing.
by Jay Mankus
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