My husband, Kevin, shares his personal story on how he overcame adversity:

“When I was a young lad, an old Ford factory shift worker came to my grade school looking for boys who wanted to learn to play tennis. That idea jumped in me and I pursued it, despite having a bad case of pigeon-toed feet and starting the game with the racket in the wrong hand!

The coach made an instant determination that I would not make it. He devised a tournament to eliminate some of the boys whom he thought were hopeless and would not make the grade. I was scheduled to play the best player. I was facing immediate termination and it was assumed I would quietly disappear into the night.

However, the day before the tournament began, the star player was hit in the head by a baseball and knocked unconscious. The next day he couldn’t play, and I ended up winning the tournament, which turned the thinking of everyone upside down! Where they had seen no promise of success, they were now forced to acknowledge there was more than a promise of success!

That first tournament victory was followed by over 100 more! Those days of adversity prepared me for the challenges of today. I am confident that a living God can give an idea to every one of His chosen children, but it is critical what we do with it.

Follow your dream! Don’t let your pigeon-toed feet or lack of knowledge hinder your opportunity for victory!  “You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom.”

Scripture: Galatians 5:7-8 (NLT)