Over the next 5 weeks (up until Sports Plus kicks in) we’re gonna recap the Pray Play Say motto of Christians in Sport to keep us focused on the calling we’ve been given.

I find that during these weeks of down-time when the season has finished and not much sport is being played, I get lazy!

I get lazy in my focus in my disciplines and in my actions. This year during these weeks I want to be different and I want to make a difference.

 

I love the slogan of the world famous Nike brand ‘Just do it’.  I watch the adverts and I really, just want to do it!!

So what does ‘just doing it’ look like whilst playing our sport.  How should we ‘just do it’ for Christ.

 

In Luke 10 we get a guy who wants to know how to ‘just do it’.  The teacher of the Law asks Jesus – How do I live, I should I live?

Jesus turns the tables and asks him – what do you think?

He replies – “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind and love your neighbour as yourself" Jesus answers – ‘you’re right’ that’s all you have to do.

 

Easy right?  Nah – way too hard because we have to work out exactly what loving the Lord our God with all our heart, soul and mind actually looks like. 

Am I putting God first in everything?  Am I then putting others before myself?

They are the big two questions I should be asking myself every time I play my sport.  If I can answer honestly to them I’ll certainly ‘just be doing it’ but for a way better motive than Nike – I’ll be ‘just doing it’ for the King of Kings.

 

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