Day 19 of PURPOSE – Seek Challenges

Being from the Washington DC area, this is an exciting time of year for me watching the Georgetown Hoyas reach the final four. It's been 11 years since the Hoyas challenged for a national championship; yet the talk this week has focused on one player, one pass and one game dated back to 1982. In the closing seconds of that national championship game, freshman Michael Jordan hit a jump shot with 12 seconds to play to put North Carolina ahead 63-32. Georgetown ran all the way to the end of the court, and held the ball, hoping to take a last-second shot to end the game. However, guard Fred Brown was being guarded too tightly to take a shot, and he mistakenly passed the ball to James Worthy to end the game.

Imagine being, 19 year-old, Fred Brown with your picture on the cover of every newspaper in the country. Every imaginable theory emerged- Was he trying to fix the game, was it his eye-sight, or was it simply a mistake. Looking back, Fred openly discusses that split second as the turning point in his life. Here was a young perfectionist who learned through that split second, that life will never be perfect; in fact it's downright daunting on occasion. Yet, only when you persist and prevail do you realize that adversity is the greatest teacher of all. Might we pursue a great purpose that challenges each ounce of our energy?