Another Great week!

So the last i talked with you all i had a game that night (Wednesday night).  I got to the game that night and found out that i wasn't going to dress.  I am so thankful to report that it didn't bother me at all.  I was completely fine.  I was very thankful.  The devil tried to make it seem wrong that i was so fine with not dressing.  But after talking to my parents my mom said i am fine only because the Lord has prepared me for this.  I mean i was so fine i was almost excited.  Not excited with the fact that i was not going to dress.  But excited because of an expectancy of what i know the Lord is doing.  So i watched that game and we won by the way.  After the game one of the assistant coaches told me to be ready this weekend.  

So after practices thursday and friday, saturday morning we left for Long Beach, NY.  We left at 7:30 from the rink for a game at 3:30 in the afternoon.  We had one game saturday and one game sunday morning.  On the way we stopped at a rest stop for some food.  As i was walking to my seat the coach said to me that i was playing today.  So i was glad to know beforehand and not have to wait until we got to the rink.  Also while we were on the bus i wanted to be more bold in reading the bible while i am around the guys on the team, to not be embarrassed to pull out my bible and read it when we are just sitting on the bus.  So after we had watched 2 movies we had about an hour until we arrived at the hotel.  So i hesitated a little bit to pull out my bible, but i did.  I read and i had a great time with the Lord.  I mean after 10 sec of reading i totally forgot about who was around me and i really enjoyed my time with the Lord.  So i was very thankful for that.  We got to the hotel and had about an hour until we had to leave for the rink.  

I played very very well that night.  I was so thankful to the Lord.  I spoke in tongues again throughout the whole game pretty much.  Doing what i knew to do from the Lord.  I was also a plus 1 that game (meaning,  i was out on the ice when my team scored a goal and the other team didnt score on me when i was out on the ice).  We won that game 3-0.  Winning that game moved us into 1st place in the whole league!  

So during that game i saw that the kid who had sat out had his parents there.  I was thinking that he would probably play sunday with his parents being there.  And in turn i might sit out.  He is the other defenseman.  Usually when i dont play this kid sits out and vice-versa.  

(Basically we usually sit out 3 players each game.  1 defenseman and 2 forwards.  But over the past couple of days we have lost some guys.  Earlier in the week another kid who is from pittsburgh got sick and went home to Pittsburgh for a little while.  Not really sure what is wrong with him, they just said he had health issues.  Then saturday morning we found out that another forward on the team left friday after practice.  He just up and quit the team.  Didn't tell any of us.  Kind of crazy.  So now this weekend we only had 1 player sitting out each game instead of 3.)

So saturday after the game we all went out to eat as a team for dinner.  It was a lot of fun.  I really liked getting to spend time with the guys on the team this weekend.  We were out for about 2 hours then afterwards we all went back to the hotel and just hung out in our rooms.  Me and my 2 roommates (2 other defenseman my age) watched a movie then went to bed.  

Sunday morning we had a game at 11:30.  I didn't know if i was going to dress that game beforehand.  As i was sitting there on the bus on the way to the game i was talking with the Lord and i asked the Lord  "How can i expect to play today?"  He said so simply back to me "Because you asked me to."  I had asked the Lord earlier that week to play in both games.  So i got to the rink and i was a little unsure if i would dress, a little nervous.  But they put up the list for that day and i was playing!  Also the defenseman that sat out the night before was playing too.  We dressed 7 defenseman that game and they sat one of the forwards.  Which was kind of surprising.  But i was very thankful that i got to play!  I played very well in that game as well.  I spoke in tongues again the whole time.  Keeping my mind on the Lord and then focusing on what i was doing.  But sadly we lost that game.  6-5, in overtime.  

But overall i was very thankful to get to play in both games this weekend and to play well!!  I already have the victory!!  Im not looking to my circumstances in order to tell me if i have the victory or not.  I want to keep going deeper though.  Deeper into allowing the Holy Spirit to play through me.  So that the coach NEEDS to have me out there.  He sees me as extremely valuable.  Thats what i desire.  

So that was my weekend.  We have 1 game this week, on wednesday.  Then we have the weekend off.  No practice or games saturday or sunday!  So that will be fun, im sure we will do something fun this weekend.  I'll let you know how the game goes wednesday and practices this week.  Bye for now!  Love you all.