Don't Waste Your Sports by C. J. Mahaney

Author:C. J. Mahaney [ C.J. Mahaney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781433522505
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2010-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

THE HUMBLE ATHLETE

In addition to thanking God for sports, we glorify him by playing the game with humility. Sadly, this is one quality that’s often lacking, particularly in professional sports, and more and more in sports at all levels. But here’s an astonishing truth: humility gets God’s attention.

In Isaiah 66 we read, “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word” (v. 2). God is decisively drawn to the humble. The humble athlete is the one who draws God’s attention, and in this sense, drawing his attention means also attracting his grace—his unmerited kindness. And whether you’re a starter or reserve, whether you play varsity or JV, you are no exception.

So how is humility expressed on the field? Here’s a profile of the humble athlete:

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