Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney Tells 15-Year-Old Fan to ‘Build Life on a Foundation of Faith’ Contributor via Faith Wire
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney spoke freely about his faith earlier this week, encouraging one young man to make faith in God the center of his life.
On a radio show this week, a 15-year-old fan named Jordan asked Swinney what he’d say to himself at age 15.
The football coach was quick to point the young man toward living his life with a purpose and for a relationship with God to be a large part of that, Sports Spectrum reports.
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“The most important thing is you were created on purpose,” Swinney told Jordan. “You have a thumb print. There are billions of people in this world, and you are the only one with your thumb print. And God intended it to be that way, so you are the only one that can leave the imprint that He has given you.”
“If you will build your life on a foundation of faith, then you will know true peace and happiness. If you build it on anything else or seek happiness in anything else, then you’re going to always be let down.”@ClemsonFB‘s Dabo Swinney to 15-yr old fan.https://t.co/pmrs6fcpIs
— Sports Spectrum (@Sports_Spectrum) December 3, 2020
“If you will build your life on a foundation of faith, then you will know true peace and happiness. If you build it on anything else, or seek happiness in anything else, then you are going to always be let down,” Swinney said.
He talked to the teen about reading the Bible and how our Heavenly Father will bring us peace during times that seem hopeless.
“One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Jeremiah 29:11,” Swinney said. “When I was 15 I had a lot of, man there was a lot of anxiety and like, ‘What is my future and how am I going to do this and that?’ But Jeremiah 29:11 says, ‘For I know the plans I have for you.’ Not that I think I know. God says, ‘For I know the plans I have for – not everyone – for you.’ Those are plans for good, not disaster. Plans to give you a future and a hope.”
