Titus 2: 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, A Norwegian researcher, Gro Jordalen, took on an interesting study, Self-Discipline vs. Motivation in Sports, where she interviewed World Championship and Olympic medalists, as well as emerging elite winter athletes aged 16-20. Her […]
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There is Freedom in Discipline
1 Corinthians 6: 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; An athlete without discipline will fail. Some can achieve impressive short-term results based on talent and genes, but in the long run all athletes without […]
Self Control or Broken Walls
Proverbs 25: 28A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. I love a wide variety of sports. I’d prefer playing to watching most sports, but I do have an appreciation watching athletes who are at the pinnacle of their sport. For years, I enjoyed watching the tennis star Roger […]
Disqualified
1 Corinthians 9: 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize We had the privilege this week […]
Trained for Competition
Hebrews 5: 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. I have many memories of sitting in cold arenas watching my son’s ice hockey practises. These were generally elite teams so the coaches took the practises very seriously and spent significant time on a […]
The Matthew Effect
Matthew 25:29 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. David Epstein published an interesting read entitled “The Sports Gene” which investigates the question of whether elite athletes are genetic freaks or simply normal people who overcome […]
Self Discipline – Don’t be Disqualified!
1 Corinthians 1: 24-27 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get […]