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Whats more important: talent or character? Im convinced the people with the most talent in the world mostly go unnoticed. We only know the ones who work hard and persevere. The fact is, we dont need more talent, we need more wisdom-more courage. And although these virtues can be difficult to find on our own, theyre easily discovered when we listen to those whove gone before us. No Matter What is a collection of writings meant to encourage you to reach out for the person you could become, to live your life with wisdom and courage. The book highlights the ten most important conversations of Kevin Knoxs work with student athletes over the last decade. These themes include Identity, Purpose, Mindset, Excuses, Others, Commitment, Adversity, Boundaries, Fear, and Hope. Each chapter of No Matter What gains its inspiration from a proverb of Scripture and a real life conversation with an athlete or coach. Whether youre in athletics, the arts, business, or just an ordinary person hoping to do something meaningful with today, this book is for you. With humility and prayer, the author hopes you do one thing after reading this book: you go for it, whatever it may be for you.
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No Matter What
Copyright 2016 by Kevin Knox
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Unless indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Scripture also taken from The Message. Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
Scripture also taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
On Courage
Whatever courage I have was first given to me by my father.
I remember one night as a kid, confused and unable to sleep, I kept worrying about what I should be when I grew up. Three times, I ran downstairs and asked my dad what he thought. Each time, he did his best to encourage me. On the third trip, he said these words:
Kevin, you can be whoever you want to be. Whatever you choose, wherever you go your mother and I will love you.
No matter what, well love you.
As you strive to realize your God-given potential, may you always remember that God loves you like that, with a no-matter-what kind of love.
Authors Note
Wisdom is the ability to know whats right and true. Its a soundness of action, the capacity to live your life with experience, knowledge, and good judgment. No Matter What is a book of wisdom. The 100 chapters that follow aim to encourage you to reach out for the person God created you to be, to live your life with knowledge and understanding.
Over the years, Ive had hundredsif not thousandsof conversations with student-athletes and coaches about the struggles they face. No Matter What highlights the ten most consistent themes of these discussions. Perhaps the best way to read this book is to read a chapter a day and take time to reflect upon the questions at the end of each. You can begin with part one and read straight through to the end. Or, you can take a section that seems particularly relevant to where you are in this season of life, read through it, and then choose another.
However you go about it, my prayer is that you will be encouraged as you read this book. May you gain courage and wisdom as you go for it, whatever it may be for you.
PART ONE
The Truest Thing About You
I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Jeremiah 31:3
Jeremiah 31:3
Life is not a matter of creating a special name for ourselves, but of uncovering the name we have always had.
Richard Rohr
Richard Rohr
ONE OF THE greatest lies in the world today is that you only matter if you prove yourself an exception to the rest.
Win.
Set records.
Do something no ones ever done.
But, what if lifes not about proving yourself? What if who you are isnt attached to what you do?
If youre like me, the drive to be exceptionalto stand out from the crowdis innate. Theres a constant pressure to keep up with those around me, to keep up appearances, to keep outdoing myself and to impress people.
Its exhausting.
Without thinking, I work really hard to make sure everyone knows just how great I am. We all do this. However subtly, we over-name, over-validate, and over-congratulate ourselves at nearly every turn. The prophet Jeremiah has hopeful words for us, though. Jeremiah says, God loves you with an everlasting love.
Everlasting. That word means eternal. It means endless, undying, enduring, infinite, and boundless. If what Jeremiah says is true, then long before you did anything to stand out, before you won a scholarship or went undefeated or earned the praise of your peers, Gods love was there for you.
You were enough.
Before you did anything.
You were enough.
And long after youve set your records and made your name known, years from now when the trophies are covered in dust and no one knows who you are, Gods love will be as strong for you then as it is today.
So, who are you, really?
Are you an accomplished athlete or coach? Are you your best day? Do your successes or failures define you? According to Jeremiah, who you are at your coreyour truest selfhas nothing to do with any of that. You are a child of God, loved wholly and completely. This is the truest thing about you. This truth isnt something you earn; its something you receive. In fact, this everlasting love is something you received long ago, before you ever proved anything to anybody.
Your true self is such good news. Your true self is everlasting. It is endless, undying, enduring, infinite, and boundless. Your true self cannot be offended. It is not tied to victories or wealth or fame or anything else.
Yes, there are other truths. You have gifts. You have talent. There is perhaps a drive within you to do something meaningful with those gifts and talents. These truths are important too, and well spend a great deal of time in the pages that follow talking about how to do just that. Its just that some truths arent the truest thing about you. The fact that God loves you, thats the truest thing.
So, who are you, really?
Whats the truest thing about you?
What things in your life compete with the truest thing?
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No Matter What
God loves you with an everlasting love. Thats the truest thing about you. Live from that love today.
Why God Loves You
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
1 John 4:16
1 John 4:16
Behold the one beholding you and smiling.
Anthony De Mello
Anthony De Mello
WHY DOES GOD love you?
A couple of years ago, there was a running back (Ill call him Tony) whose world briefly fell apart. In four years at Cal, Tony rarely played. Just before his senior season, Tony began to show some promise. He worked his way up the depth chart, and there was a good chance hed be a starter his final year on campus. Unfortunately for Tony, though, he injured his hip only two weeks before fall camp. Devastated, his injury forced him to miss all of camp and much of the following season. He never started a game and only played sparingly when he did see the field.
As is the case for a lot of guys, football was everything for Tony. In high school, he was first team all-state; his team won a couple of state championships, and Tony was heavily recruited. When he came to Cal, much of his identity and all of his confidence came from the fact that he was a good football player. To make matters worse, Tonys dad, whod been absent for most of Tonys childhood, finally began to show interest in his son only after Tony started making headlines because of football. The idea that football wouldnt be a part of his life anymore completely floored Tony. Who was Tony now? Why would anyone care about him? What about his dad? Would he still want to be a part of Tonys life?
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