I wrote a while back about Coach Dave Bliss and all the full restoration process that he has gone through in the last 5 years or so. How he mad a bad decision and has suffered for that decision and has since come full circle and made a total commitment to God to Glorify Him in everything that he does. Well since then I have listened to the interview again and picked up some more thoughts about Coach Bliss and the way he has battled back from where he was.
This one won’t be as long as the last one.
Coach Bliss was the basketball coach at Baylor when one of the players killed one of his teammates and through that process a lot of other infractions came out about Dave Bliss and some of the poor decisions that he had made. Here is an article from the Rocky Mountain News in Colorado that they wrote Feb of this year http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/27/bliss-bears-coach-during-scandal-talks-about/ it is a pretty good recount of where Coach Bliss has been and where he is headed.
In the interview he did on a local sports talk show Coach Bliss talked about what he is doing now and what brought him through those times back in 2003. The part that got me in listening to the interview the second time was what Coach Bliss is doing now. He was coaching in the CBA (Continental Basketball Association) for the Dakota Wizards for a year, but after a year realized that was not where he needed to be at that moment and wanted to spend more time with his family. Now Coach Bliss is taking advantage of his past mistakes and encouraging and teaching others not to make the same mistakes that he did.
I am a firm believer in God can take our past “bad decisions” and bring himself Glory from them. Nothing that Coach Bliss did brought any glory to God or himself but now he is taking those past mistakes and showing others how not to follow in his footsteps. That is one of the main goals in his life right now is to encourage others.
He is working with Athletes in Action a Christian Sports organization and coaching a basketball team in July for them. He is also putting action behind his words. Back in March he had an opportunity to speak to a bunch of College Coaches in San Antonio and give his testimony to what happened to him and how he got to where he was and where he is currently.
I can honestly say that I have a lot of respect for Coach Bliss. I think that it take a great and real man to trust God and take ownership of his mistakes. And a real man of God to allow God to us those past sins to encourage and teach others. How many less mistakes would there be if we would all teach others how to avoid making the mistakes that we have made or that others has shared with us.
That is one of the reasons that I have chosen to do student ministry for my life. I was blessed to have adults in my life growing up that shared their lives with me and helped me to avoid making mistakes they have made in the past. I know pass those on to students that I come in contact with. Through scripture and experiences that we have we can make a difference and help others not make the same mistakes that we have just by sharing with others. Thanks Coach Bliss.
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