Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is keeping his eyes on Christ after a season-ending injury.
During the Commanders’ Week 6 game against the San Francisco 49ers, McLaurin was carted off the field after suffering a torn patellar tendon, the NFL reported a few days later.
Several days after the injury, McLaurin spoke at Grace Covenant Church in Virginia, sharing his mindset as he begins his recovery process.
“In this life, you will have suffering. That’s not the end of the story,” he said in a video posted on Instagram. “In this suffering, He will be with you in it. He promises you that.”
“And so, I don’t trust in my ability to get over this because my own strength. I don’t trust because I’ve been training all my life for this moment that I’ll be better on the other side. I trust in the Lord who’s brought me through it time and time and time and time and time again,” the athlete emphasized.
McLaurin knows that it is the Lord who will “restore” him.
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“He’s going to continue to use me for His glory. And that is more than any trophy. That is more than any dollar. That is more than any victory I can have on the football field. And to sit in that truth is an unbelievable witness to what He can do in a man’s life,” the wide receiver continued. “He can use you just you as you are, and using your testimony is all that He needs.
“He needs a willing heart to not only submit to His process but also be willing to be used to share your testimony with someone else,” he explained. “You don’t have to know all the verses. You don’t know have to have all the right sayings and the right clothes. You just have to be willing to be used as a vessel for the Lord, and you will watch Him transform your life.”
McLaurin currently leads the Commanders with 230 yards receiving on 15 receptions, according to ESPN.
“Man, he brings a lot on and off the field,” Washington head coach Dan Quinn said, per ESPN. “It’s a big hit, and we’ll lean on a number of guys.”
While being sidelined is frustrating for him and his team, McLaurin’s faith has been his foundation all season.
“…life is going to be challenging,” he said after the Commanders’ first win of the season. “It’s going to throw you a lot of curveballs, ups and downs, but I’ve learned in my eight years try not to ride the waves, and I just lean on my faith in the Lord.”
Despite the season ending injury, McLaurin keeps his faith in God and trusts His plan.
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