FCA ResourcesDevotional
Teammates of Integrity
By Hal Hiatt
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“These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your city gates. Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all this”— this is the Lord’s declaration.” -- Zechariah 8:16-17
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Trusting others is crucial for success on and off the field. Knowing your teammate will do everything that he or she can do to help you become successful means that you have confidence in the integrity of that person. In other words, you know they will be truthful and make good decisions that affect not only themselves but you as well.
As Christian competitors, we are accountable for what we are doing, saying and representing with our efforts on and off the field. Continually ask yourself: “Am I doing what I’m doing (or saying what I’m saying) because it serves others or because it serves me?” The truthful answer to this question will reveal motives that are either filled with integrity or not. Also, your teammates will follow when you lead God’s way.
When we are faithful to doing the right thing because it helps our teammates to be the best that they can be, it creates a sense of camaraderie and opens the door to winning.
Being a leader of integrity is contagious. It inspires others to follow suit and live an honest and selfless life.
Go
- Have you ever made a decision in practice or a game that benefited a teammate over yourself? What was the outcome?
- In what ways do you behave in the same way in your life?
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Overtime
“Father, I want to be a leader of integrity and inspire my teammates to follow You. Give me the courage to lead! Amen.”
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