Champions In Adversity
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. Proverbs 24:10
Football season is here! My favorite time of the year when I actually get excited about sports. Growing up in a small town in Alabama, high school football was king. Everything, and I do mean everything, stopped during the football game! Over the years, I have relocated north but I still love SEC football (War Eagle!) and still pause my chores to watch a great game on Saturdays.
My youngest son is preparing for the season by participating in the conditioning practices before the season. And the basis for conditioning practices? To build strength and learn a few more fundamentals of the game. Nothing is quite so embarrassing as "running out of gas" early in the fourth quarter! Kind of like the verse above - you condition in preparation for the game so that you will have adequate strength.
The same applies to our spiritual life as well. We must condition ourselves by studying God's word and applying it to our lives. Then, when we are challenged, we have the inner fortitude to make the correct decisions and not be swayed from our conviction. Strength comes from practice and we must practice God's word in our lives on a daily basis. For we can not win the battles of the world with our own strength. David sums it up best in Psalms 18:32-33: "It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places." We need to recognize our source of strength and exercise it daily.
Nothing feels greater than leaving the field as a champion! We too can be champions in Christ if we are adequately conditioned to face the challenge. Call upon him and he will renew your strength.
Football season is here! My favorite time of the year when I actually get excited about sports. Growing up in a small town in Alabama, high school football was king. Everything, and I do mean everything, stopped during the football game! Over the years, I have relocated north but I still love SEC football (War Eagle!) and still pause my chores to watch a great game on Saturdays.
My youngest son is preparing for the season by participating in the conditioning practices before the season. And the basis for conditioning practices? To build strength and learn a few more fundamentals of the game. Nothing is quite so embarrassing as "running out of gas" early in the fourth quarter! Kind of like the verse above - you condition in preparation for the game so that you will have adequate strength.
The same applies to our spiritual life as well. We must condition ourselves by studying God's word and applying it to our lives. Then, when we are challenged, we have the inner fortitude to make the correct decisions and not be swayed from our conviction. Strength comes from practice and we must practice God's word in our lives on a daily basis. For we can not win the battles of the world with our own strength. David sums it up best in Psalms 18:32-33: "It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places." We need to recognize our source of strength and exercise it daily.
Nothing feels greater than leaving the field as a champion! We too can be champions in Christ if we are adequately conditioned to face the challenge. Call upon him and he will renew your strength.
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