THE WACKY WORLD OF SPORTS

THE WACKY WORLD OF SPORTS

6 Opportunities in the golf arena

11.       Forge your true identity. What gives you value and worth?

1 Peter 2:9-10 “But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.” “If” Rudyard Kipling “If you can meet with triumph as well as disaster and treat those two imposters just the same.”

22.       Clarify what is really important. (Winning is important but not everything.)

1 Cor. 9:24-25 “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. And everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.”

Phil. 3:14 “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

33.       Understand the need for self-discipline. (Practice until it becomes a reflex.)

Heb. 12:1 “Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”

1 Tim. 4:7-8 “But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”

44.       Reveal your level of self-centeredness. (Learn that you are not the center of the universe)

Phil. 2:3-5 “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,” Learn to become a team.

55.       Test your belief in a Sovereign God. (Not fate, golf gods, or forces.)

Prov. 16:33 “The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD.”

Prov. 21:30-31 “There is no wisdom and no understanding And no counsel against the LORD. The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the LORD.”

66.       Learn to submit to authority. (Coaches and referees.) (Both good and bad)

Rom. 13:1-2 “Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.”