Facing The Giants Page #3

You can let him go

with as much class as you want to.

- Alvin, he's a good man.

- I'm not saying he's not a good man.

I'm saying he's not a good coach.

Come on, Dan. Just look at the facts.

His record speaks for itself.

- We need new leadership.

- I still think he deserves more time.

He's had six years. If he was capable

of winning, he'd have done it by now.

Grant Taylor is not capable of winning.

He doesn't have it in him.

That's the whole point.

I'm just saying I want my son to have

the best football program possible.

My son's got a chance

for a football scholarship

if he's taught by the right coach.

Matt's gonna be a senior next year.

I don't wanna see him

lose this opportunity.

Brady, you're awfully quiet.

What's your take on this?

Honestly, I don't know.

Sometimes I think Grant could do a better job

of building this football program.

But then other times I think he's doing

just as good as anyone else would.

You could do better.

- What we need is a change.

- Now.

We're losing booster support,

game attendance is down,

and from the looks of it

we've already lost this season.

Dan, we've got a weak program

because we've got a weak coach.

He's dead weight.

We need to cut him loose.

Have you been at school all this time?

Yes.

I tried to call you an hour ago.

Is everything all right?

Grant, talk to me.

I don't know where to start.

What's going on?

I was trying to lock up for Steve

and I overheard Dan

meeting with some fathers.

They didn't know I was there.

Brooke, they're pushing him

to get rid of me.

Neil Prater, Alvin Pervis, Luke Rae.

They said I wasn't capable of winning,

called me dead weight.

They can't make Dan fire you.

You've still got support.

You just go get JT and Brady

and see him tomorrow.

Brady was there.

They've just lost confidence in me.

I was so sure I could turn this program

around and I've just sunk it lower.

Brooke, I've tried so hard.

Why can't I win?

You can win.

Stop beating yourself up, Grant.

Brooke, I can't provide you

with a decent home.

I can't provide you with a decent car.

I'm a failing coach

with a losing record.

And I can't give you

the children you want.

What?

It's me.

Like everything else is me.

We can't have our own children

because of me.

What's God doing?

I mean, why is it so hard?

It's OK, Grant.

It's OK.

"I love you, O Lord, my strength."

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress,

my deliverer,

my God in whom I trust,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold."

"I will call upon the Lord

who is worthy to be praised."

"So shall I be saved from my enemies."

Lord Jesus, would you help me?

I need you.

Lord, I feel like

there's giants of fear and failure

just staring down at me

waiting to crush me.

And I don't know how to beat 'em, Lord.

I'm tired of being afraid.

Lord, if you want me

to do something else, show me.

If you don't want me to have children,

so be it.

But you're my guide.

You're on the throne.

You can have

my hopes and my dreams.

Lord, give me something.

Show me something.

If the Lord never gives us children,

will you still love him?

Field-goal unit.

Hold on, Joshua. I wanna give David

a shot at this one. David, come here.

This is your field goal.

Put us on the board.

Hit.

It's all right, man. It's hard.

You'll get it next time.

Dad, I don't even know

why they let me on the team.

Did you do your best, son?

I knew I was gonna miss it

before I kicked it.

Your actions will always

follow your beliefs, David.

Dad, I can't even kick it straight.

And I can't walk. Should I just

stay home and pout about it?

If you accept defeat, David,

then that's what you'll get.

Well, Brady, another fine example

of Grant Taylor's

wonderful coaching abilities.

Look, the kids don't deserve it.

The fans don't deserve it.

When you gonna get

a bellyful of this guy?

What's it gonna take?

You got a chance, man.

You got a chance to step in

and take over this program

and carry it up for a while.

When are you gonna get

sick and tired of it?

You got an opportunity here.

This program's going in the tank.

Ryker's gotta...

Grant, he came to me.

You're not doing anybody any favors

sitting on the fence.

You determine which side

you wanna be on and stay on it.

Mr. Bridges.

Revelation Chapter 3 says:

"We serve a God

that opens doors that no one can shut,

and he shuts doors

that no one can open."

"He says:
'Behold, I have placed before

you an open door that no one can shut.

'I know you have a little strength,

yet you have kept my word

and have not denied my name."'

Coach Taylor,

the Lord is not through with you yet.

You still have an open door here,

and until the Lord moves you, you're

to bloom right where you're planted.

I just felt led

to come and tell you that today.

Mr. Bridges.

Do you believe

God told you to come tell me that?

I do.

I admit to you I have been struggling.

But I've also been praying.

I just don't see him at work here.

Grant, I heard a story about two farmers

who desperately needed rain.

And both of them prayed for rain,

but only one of them went out

and prepared his fields to receive it.

Which one do you think trusted God

to send the rain?

The one who prepared his fields for it.

Which one are you?

God will send the rain when he's ready.

You need to prepare your field

to receive it.

So this is your new team philosophy?

What do you think?

I think this applies to all of life,

not just football.

Well, that's my point.

won the state championship a decade ago.

- Walker Jennings.

- No.

- North Metro.

- Stop guessing.

You know it or you don't.

- How about five years ago?

- Richland?

That was three years ago.

You can't remember, can you?

Leads me to ask a couple of questions.

- What's the purpose of this team?

- Win ball games.

- Then what?

- We get a trophy. And people talk about us.

Maybe, for a while.

- Then what?

- I don't know.

Get a scholarship, play for college

and coach Little League.

What are you getting at?

You think we're just wasting our time?

If our main goal is to win games,

then yes.

- You don't want us to win games?

- No.

Not if that's our main goal.

Winning football games

is too small a thing to live for.

And I love football as much as anybody.

But even championship trophies will

one day collect dust and be forgotten.

It's just that so far

all this has been about us,

how we can look good,

how we can get the glory.

The more I read this book,

the more I realize life's not about us.

We're not here just to get glory,

make money and die.

The Bible says

that God put us here for him,

to honor him.

Jesus said the most important thing

you could do with your life

is to love God with everything you are

and love others as yourself.

So if we win every game

and we miss that, we've done nothing.

Football then means nothing.

So I'm here to present you

a new team philosophy.

I think that football is just

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