Have you ever been sick and tired? Sick and tired of your situation. Have you ever been frustrated with where you are in life? Your progression?

In my last match, I lost on dusty green clay like surface. With all the sliding left and right, I couldn’t get my bearings. I was grunting passionately for every point because I wanted to win that badly. Sweat was running down my forehead quickly. My hands and face were dripping salty wet. Nevertheless, I assumed the ready position and bounced around as a boxer would.

I was down 1-5 in the first set and came back 5-5. I was up 30-15, but I lost it. Before I could think, I was down 4-6 2-6. I marched off the tennis court. Today I was livid. I am usually a very upbeat and smiley person, but not today. I was upset because I know I could do it. I know I could have played much better at some point. I practice hard! I have faith! Why did I lose in 2 sets? What happened? Where was my focus?

What did I lack today? I lacked patience. I was down 1-5 and came back to make it 5-5. I had opportunities. I needed grit. Perhaps even a serve and volley game. My mind is going so fast. The truth is I only see the loss.

I have another match tomorrow. All I can see is a w tomorrow! I can see the win. I can feel it.

But then reality kicked in.

I was serving terribly. I was ready to kill it! It seemed like a shocker that I couldn’t get myself together. Maybe I was thinking ahead. My partner even lost faith in me. We were lost. They say two minds are better than one, but no brains were at work here. But I knew if I stayed positive even though I never held serve or hit a decent forehand that something would change. I knew if I told myself I’m going to be fearlessly me, I would change. And I did. It took one service game for me to hold. It took a tiebreaker for me to serve the hardest serves of my life and win them both! It took never-wavering confidence in my Lord. I believed that I could tell myself what I wanted to see.

It took me getting sick and tired of my situation and changing it. Can you do the same?