"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing, you maydiscern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."Romans 12:1-2
A soccer player falls in the penalty box after being tackled. She gets back up, walks to the referee who is pointing to the penalty spot, and explains that she just dove to avoid the tackle and there should not be any foul called on the play.
After signing his scorecard, a golfer notices an error, reports it to the officials and gets automatically disqualified after winning the tournament.
Even though her first serve was called inbound, a tennis player, knowing that her ball was out, overrules the line judge’s call and gets ready to second serve.
A baseball centerfielder admits that he caught the ball just after it touched the ground and tells the umpire that the batter should now be on first base, not out.
- Sports and competition have a way to both build and reveal character. The best and the worst come out when one is under pressure. Have you ever rationalized poor sportsmanship as just being competitive?
- We can easily be caught in the trap of over emphasizing sports and undervaluing other facets of life. And when we get sports out of proportion, our responses can be equally disproportionate. In regards to sports, is your walk with God in good proportion?
- God wrote and gave us the ultimate Playbook. It is not our skills but our faithfulness to Him that will bring us success, on and off the field. Ask God to receive His revelation on what is reasonable to accomplish in His eyes.
Colossians 3:23
