Rule No. 28: PROTECT THE LOCKER ROOM
Rule 28 – PROTECT THE LOCKER ROOM is a call to guard the sacred spaces where transformation actually happens. The locker room is where the real conversations live: the unpolished prayer, the honest confession, the private correction, the game plan God is still drawing. But when the locker room goes public—when we share too early, with the wrong audience—our healing becomes performance, our process becomes public property, and our prayer life becomes a stage. This rule invites you back to discernment: not every room in your life is a locker room. Some are arenas. Some are lobbies. A few are protected rooms where truth can be told safely. Protect them well.
Rule No. 27: WHAT IS DELAYED IS NOT DENIED
In a world obsessed with instant answers, Rule 27 reminds us that God’s “not yet” is not “never.” This reflection explores delay as a liminal space—where character is formed, faith is refined, and we learn to trust that what God truly authors, He completes in His time.
Rule No. 26: THE 24-HOUR RULE
This week in The Playbook, I’m unpacking the 24-hour rule—the discipline of celebrating or grieving for a day, then moving on. Wins can become pedestals, losses can become prisons. God invites us into emotional stewardship: to learn, release, and keep walking with Him into what’s next.
Rule No. 25: CREATE A HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
We weren’t designed to win alone. In Rule No. 25, we explore how God uses community—friends, mentors, spiritual family—to steady us, strengthen us, and shape our growth. Learn how building your “home court advantage” can carry you through seasons of uncertainty, transition, and transformation.
Rule No. 23: BRING YOUR OWN BALL
We’ve all lived this rule before—when the game ended because the person who owned the ball had to leave. I learned early: if I had my own ball, I could keep playing.
As adults, the arena changes, but the truth remains. God has already placed everything you need in your hands. It may look small, but when you use it faithfully, He multiplies it. Don’t wait for someone else’s opportunity or approval—play with what you’ve been given.
Because in the Kingdom, the game never ends when others leave—it begins when you bring what’s in your hands to God.
Rule No. 22: CONTROL YOUR THINKING
What we think about most is what we march toward and become. Our mind determines our direction, shaping what we see and what we build. Rule No. 22: Control Your Thinking reminds us that true positive thinking is rooted in faith—acknowledging pain but believing everything can still be redeemed.
Mountain Tops Are Small. And The Air Is Thin: Rule No.6
Success is rented space, and the rent is due every day. The mistake isn’t in the climb—it’s in believing you can stay at the top without effort. In this piece, we explore the nature of success and failure, how to redefine growth, and why champions never stop climbing.
The Privilege of Pressure: Rule #4
Billie Jean King, the tennis legend and Medal of Freedom recipient, once said: “Pressure is a privilege.”
The first time I heard it, I recoiled. Could pressure really be a privilege? Or was this just another polished mantra designed to reframe hardship as something noble?
But now, I see it clearly.