For this week's blog I was hoping YOU guys could write something! Best answer (totally subjective to me of course hehe) gets a small prize at the second captains training =) Here's your question...
What do you fear most about captaining?
Comment!!! =)
*rebecca
19 comments:
Not being a good role model :[
i got this in the bag...
I fear that there'll be too many pretty girls and I can't control my self =)
...if that's inappropriate, i'm sorry T.T
if it IS inappropriate, then my answer is, i'm scared that my team won't like me and will not listen to me
Probably that I won't be good enough. From what I heard from last year's captains, you'll lose your voice. I'm afraid I won't be able to shout for Senior TC right after, lolz. Oh, I'm also nervous about who's going to be in my team. If they're really hyper and hard to control, then it'll be difficult. Good thing I know my co-captains well (same church) and my coah (same church) well so I can co-operate with them.
P.S. Long comment much? Lolololz. x]
hehe why fear when you have God on your side? =D
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” – 2 Timothy 1:7
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." - Matthew 6:33
Obviously, we all will have fears, especially since most of us are new to captaining this year (like me =P). For me, I fear that I won't do things right as a captain - that I'm gonna mess up somehow, or nothing is going to work out right; but I know that God will get me through, because I trust in Him. Even when my fears get the best of me, and it feels like everything is falling apart, I need to remember that I have God, family, and friends at my side to support me. In our case, we have God, our co-captains, coaches, and administrators; to get us through the two or four days of TC, to overcome the fears we have of being a captain, and to glorify God's name by bringing more people to Christ. =)
My heart is already beating faster than usual, trying to type some letters for this comment, haha. I don't necessarily have a fear going as a captain. I agree with Simba(nickname?) that when God's with you, there's nothing to fear. I don't think people would've volunteered if they had a mindset of being nervous or frightened in front of people.
However, I guess one concern that needs to be brought up would be what one of my captains last year told us, and that is don't let TC be just hype.
For the 2 spirit-full days we have at TC, we have loads of fun playing games and participating in activities; then we tend to get caught up in the enjoyment that we often forget our priority, empowering faith. Thus, we go back to reality, thinking that TC was just "fun". Nothing more.
So the concern for captains, then, would be drifting off from our main focus, and what TC is all about. We need to be good role models AFTER TC is over. Not only for the 2 days we're granted.
I think my biggest fear with TC and captaining, aside from not being prepared or finishing things on time (because it really is embarrassing), is losing someone who has accepted Christ into their life, whether they just accepted Him or they already have a relationship with Him. It's great when someone accepts Christ during TC or if they rededicate themselves, but when all that high off Christ hype is gone, who knows if they will continue to follow Him for the rest of their life? It's a sad day when someone, especially one that you've captained or even someone that you've worked with, one day turns away from God. It's easier to turn away from God than to keep a healthy relationship. How many of us are going to keep that fire burning for God?
that's a hard question to answer. I think it depends on you. theres some of us who's like me and who have difficulty talking in front of big crowds of people and theres some of us who have difficulty handling stressful situations. we all have our different weaknesses and our different strengths. the question is a hard question to answer because its hard to point out one or two things that we're afraid of since we all afraid of different things.
althought we have our fears and our weaknesses, we do have God and we do have each other to support us when we're faced with difficult situations no matter what it is.
for me, talking in front of a group of people is scary but i know im going to have a co captain and a coach thats going to be there to help me out in case something happens. that doesnt stop me from feeling scared or nervous but it helps me know that im not alone in w.e im going through.
no matter what im going to feel scared and nervous about the tough situations but what scares me most isnt the situation itself but having to go through it all on my own and not having the support that i need. (even though i know theres going to be people to support me at tc =D)
@Bee, nope, not a nickname. That's my name =P
I would say my biggest fear about TC Captaining would be not being able to keep my teammates accountable after TC and then finding that they've decided to not go God's way.. :/
for me it'd be trying to be loud in front of others even though in my mind i can be loud. its all good in the the end cause God is like that fire in our hearts giving us the courage in the toughest of the times. basically there's nothing to be afraid about. trying to tell people about the gospel is a challenge is like a fear too of being a captain. like the things you say can benefit or hurt them if you said things in the wrong context. but i think, stepping up to try it is better than not trying at all. first time might not always be a success, its better than not trying, when you look back, you'd can remember, that i actually did something even if it wasn't successful at first
for sure, as long as you know you've got God on your side, there's nothing you can't accomplish. have the courage and heart to trust in Him.
"everything is possible in him who believes." Mark 9:23
For a non-christian, a captain's life may be the only bible he/she will ever read. I'm afraid that I won't be a good enough of an example to bring him/her to Christ
Personally its my first time captaining but other then being nervous for that, my biggest fear is for people to hear God's word but then after the two days are over, they go back to their old selves. I just hope that they could take something out of these two days and for God to use me to bring other people to him.
I guess even after having the experience of captaining, I still fear that I'm unable to set a good role model example to my peers, and how I'll always say one thing, but end up being the hypocrite. No matter how much you prepare beforehand or study, captaining isn't a test, and there'll always be something you do wrong. The greatest fear is the impact of that wrong.
I`m afraid of losing focus of GOD and focusing on winning. This will most likely happen when I cheer my team on and encourage them to try harder during the activities. I hope this will not lead to the neglect of me encouraging them to be GODly men and women. This also includes fearing failure of the tasks given to me by GOD and man during these two days.
In addition, I fear that I will get my team lost in the church and getting lost. This would be a great laugh...but its something I`d rather avoid!
LAWWWWLLLZ!
Well, I think the biggest challenge is a captain's personal walk with God. In order to lead people, one must be dedicated and already have a strengthened relationship with Him. Without His love, anything seems impossible. Therefore, without controlled traffic in life, straying away from God is definitely something fearful.
Often in my everyday life, God does not become the first priority and something else takes over resulting in my own devotional life less strong b/c of distractions around me. I am scared that without my full dependence on God, I will do something wrong
I pray to God that He will give us all of captains the wisdom to lead the other participants @ TC.
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As i was reading all the comments, i couldn't stop thinking of the things that could go wrong at TC. I guess my biggest fear is failing to do what's most important: building relationships. There is so much that could bring us away from this focus on God and on people, rather than on winning the competition or staying on task. Sometimes when we try to do EVERYTHING, we tend to miss the most important things, such as letting people say their thoughts (ie, during bible study).
This is a response to the comment posted by CLIFFINESS.
I absolutely agree with you. I do feel that all fears seem so small when one is simply right with God. I believe that God asks us over and over again if we earnestly treat our love relationship in Christ as the ONLY priority in our lives.
When all the hype of TC is gone, will our lives as His ambassadors be any different? Are we relying on the excitement of others in order to be on fire for the Lord? Does this leadership experience honestly change who we are as people or will we go home after 2 days still struggling with the same things?
It's not the 2 days that should define who you are, the 2 days are meant to be a small expression of the way you live the rest of your life.
*sam
I put my faith in God one day
and He, faith in me,
Gave me a part of his flock, you see,
to guide and lead His way
Happy I yelled, happy I cheered
ready so I was,
With cheers to chant and banners because,
without, it would be weird
The first day came and so it went,
worse it could not be.
Icy hearts, my worst fears to a T.
Numb hands did form a tent
He came to me so lovingly
warmth in His chastise,
“Not might nor power but by Spirit wise,
‘lippians four one three”
I put my faith in God one day
and He, faith in me,
was always there by my side, you see,
and sent my fears away.
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